Re: Stus-List Battery charger advice, please

2017-03-31 Thread David Castor via CnC-List
50 A is a massive charger. My boat came with the same Guest Charge Pro charger. One of the 5 amp outputs goes to the engine battery and the other goes to the house bank (200 Ah). It seems to work, although I think the 5 A to the house bank is probably too small. Per the Guest documentation, you

Re: Stus-List Battery charger advice, please

2017-03-31 Thread Josh Muckley via CnC-List
Bruce, Your proposal should work but, here are a few things to consider. Lead acid batteries should normally not be charged at a rate greater than 20% of capacity. Group 31 batteries usually have about 100Ah of capacity so lets assume that your house bank is 200Ah and 20% is 40 Amps. Your

Stus-List Battery charger advice, please

2017-03-31 Thread Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List
Hello all, Our 1994 C 37/40+ has 2 battery chargers.  There is also a ProMariner ProSport 12, Gen 3 which is currently hooked up to the house bank, comprised of 2 Series 31 lead acid batteries. It was originally hooked up to one gel cell and one lead acid (I know, wrong) and was set to the gel