Graham,
This is the switch I’ll be installing:
https://dh778tpvmt77t.cloudfront.net/images/products/8280.jpg
<https://dh778tpvmt77t.cloudfront.net/images/products/8280.jpg>
And yes, I’ll be connecting the alternator to the house bank as well,
not to the starting bank (with an Echo charger between the house and starting —
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/xantrex--digital-echo-charge-battery-charger--333669
<http://www.westmarine.com/buy/xantrex--digital-echo-charge-battery-charger--333669>)
For the group: What size wire should I place between the Alternator and
the House Bank? Do I need a fuse and, if so, how big?
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
> On Jan 30, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Graham Collins <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Here is my schematic (should be small enough to slip thru the listserver).
>
> I used the BlueSea charge combiner on my previous boat, this wiring diagram
> is for it. The current boat is getting the same setup, the only difference
> is likely to be that I connect the alternator to the house bank, not the
> starting bank.
>
> I like the BlueSea switch - one switch does it all.
> Graham Collins
> Secret Plans
> C&C 35-III #11
> On 2015-01-30 5:59 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List wrote:
>> Fred,
>>
>>
>> Thanks (and thanks to all who have provided advice and diagrams —
>> LOVE this f-in list!!)
>>
>>
>> So here’s my concern, which may be a non-issue because I’m not
>> understanding it correctly:
>>
>>
>> As I understand it, the Echo charger will transfer charge to another
>> bank when the primary bank is full (correct?) Since I mainly run the engine
>> for 20 minutes or so powering out to a start line on a Wednesday Night, and
>> if 20 minutes is not enough time to effectively charge the house bank, would
>> the starting battery then not get charged? And if so, would I not eventually
>> drain the starting battery to the point that I can’t start the engine
>> without combining?
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Edd
>>
>>
>> Edd M. Schillay
>> Starship Enterprise
>> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
>> City Island, NY
>> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 30, 2015, at 4:49 PM, Frederick G Street <[email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Edd — it’s best with this kind of setup to have ALL the charging sources go
>>> to the larger house bank, then use the combiner or EchoCharge to keep the
>>> start battery topped off.
>>>
>>> Fred Street -- Minneapolis
>>> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
>>>
>>> On Jan 30, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List
>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My solar panel regulator has two outputs, so I could conceivably have one
>>>> go to the house and the other go to the engine battery (or maybe I
>>>> shouldn’t??)
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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