Edd, if you have a current shunt (which you do if you use your Link 2000) it is normally on the ground wire. You should make sure all you charging sources go to the load side, not the battery side, of the shunt.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Apr 30, 2015 11:56 AM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" <[email protected]> wrote: > Joel, > > My goal is to charge the house bank (so I'd connect it to the house bank > positive bus bar). My ground is common to all batteries so I wanted to make > sure I'd still charge the house (the ACR will automatically charge the > engine battery anyway). > > Love this list. > > 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 Apr 30, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >
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