[C320-list] battery charger

[Steve Magennis]

Something is not hooked up properly as the charger is usually connected
directly to teh batteries and by-passes the battery selector switch. 
The battery selector switch only choses which battery is charged by the
alternator (or which one is used to supply electrons to the boat, but
the charger is independent of this switch.

You're going to need to do a careful analysis of the connections as you
probably have at least one connected backwards.

Steve
Alchemist #909

--- bruceheyman at cox.net wrote:

> Jim,
> Do you think it has always been this way?  If so it sounds like the
> charger is connected directly to battery one.
> Bruce
> Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JBrown5093 at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 08:14:30 
> To:c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery charger
> 
> When on shore power with the master switch on battery 2, battery 2
> will not  
> charge. I noticed this when the lights got dim and the battery 2
> gauge was in  
> the red zone (confirmed with a volt meter). There would be an
> occasional 
> bright  flicker like the charger was trying go "turn on". When the
> master switch 
> is  moved to Both battery 2 charges just fine (so no emergency since
> I can 
> charge  both). Battery 1 charged fine and 2 charges just fine with
> the alternator. 
>  Checked fuses, cleaned terminals and connections, and checked water
> level. 
> Boat  is only in its second season so the batteries are new. Any
> ideas? Jim  
> Brown  Desafinado 1003
> 


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