Fred, If it goes to the bus bars won't it charge all batteries on the live circuit, not a single battery?
Not sure if that is Edd's goal. Joel On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Edd — the negative side of the charger output can go straight to the > main negative bus bar; this should have a large conductor straight to the > negative sides of both the house and start banks. DO NOT just grab any > local ground point, as the connection from it to the battery may not be > sound; or it may not be adequately sized for the charger current. The > positive should go to the house positive bar or straight to the battery, > through an appropriately-sized fuse or breaker. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > Launching next Tuesday! :^) > > On Apr 30, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Listers, > > For a shore-powered battery charger, do the red and black wires need to > run to the battery or can the red run to the battery and the black to any > common ground on the boat? > > In other words, does the black need to connect directly to the negative > terminal on the battery? > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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