[C320-list] battery charger

[Bill Culbertson]

Jeff,
Is the following thinking sound at all?  1) If the wire from the charger to battery #2 had an open circuit or high resistance, couldn't that explain his symptoms.  Wouldn't BOTH route the #1 charger to battery wire into both batteries via the battery switch in that case.  2) as you say, if the #2 output of the charger is caput, it would have the same effect as an open circuit wire.  He could try swapping wires at the charger or at the battery to see if the symptom moved to the other battery.  I'm probably overlooking something.
 
 -bill


----- Original Message ----
From: Jeffrey Hare <catalina at thehares.com>
To: bruceheyman at cox.net; C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 8:48:28 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery charger


Hi,

   The shore power charger is wired directly to each battery, so the battery
switch has no effect on shore power charging.  

I suspect that your shore power charger has died or is in the last throws.

BTW, if the battery voltage is significantly low enough, the shore power
charger won't attempt to charge it.  A shorted cell will usually trigger
this condition.

I lost a battery with a shorted cell my first season.

See this flowchart on the C320 site for diagnosing your charger.  (do you
have a "Charles" charger or a "ProMariner"?)

http://www.catalina320.com/gallery/album18/ChargerTS

-JeffH

-----Original Message-----
From: bruceheyman at cox.net [mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:35 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery charger

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