SO. Now I have the WHOLE list to MYSELF HUH? Ok. Here are a few Eric Rules!
!. ALL batteries WILL die. 2. Electrical systems are ONLY as complicated as YOU make them. 3. In order to get the MOST from your expensive battery bank it is WISE to consult the battery manufacturer!!!! 4. I have been looking for YEARS. I have NEVER SEEN a battery charger that can charge two SEPARATE battery banks!!! TEMPERATURE SENSORS ONLY MEASURE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE BATTERY THEY ARE CONNECTED TO!!! EVERY "MULTIPLE BANK" charger simply treats ALL BATTERIES CONNECTED as if they were the PRIMARY BATTERY!!!!! 5. There is NO substitute for a separate charger for each battery/battery bank. NONE at ALL. 6. A temperature sensor may be the single most important part of your charging system, unless your batteries never suffer more than about an 18 degree F change in temperature ( about 10 degrees C). 7. If you want the battery system that will charge the fastest (given a huge charging capacity) and provide the largest possible discharge current, and require th least attention there is NO question. BUY AGM BATTERIES!!! 8. IF you DO have AGM batteries they NEED to be recharged to thier FULLY CHARGED LEVEL EACH CHARGE CYLE!!! Not once a month, not once a week EVERY TIME. SO, buy some solar panels. Run your charging system for AT LEAST 1 hour AFTER it goes into "float" mode. Etc., etc., etc. If you still have trouble with your power system, it AIN"T the BATTERIES FAULT! Good Night All HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Eric Thompson S/V Procrastinator South San Francisco [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
