[C320-list] FW: Re: Shore Power Charger

Tue Jul 24 05:00:31 PDT 2007

My info came from page A-4 of the manual. It also cites a peak efficiency of 83%. I guess the max input current draw of 8.5 amps AC is only used for a short time. 

Karl Mielenhausen

2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"

New Bern, NC

http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/From: Bill Culbertson [mailto: billculb_a2 at yahoo.com]

To: c320-list at catalina320.com, C320-List at catalina320.com

Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:41:02 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: Re: [C320-list] FW: Re:  Shore Power Charger

After Al's question, I went to the site to look up specs but I couldn't find VAC current draw.  I did see it spec'd @ 85% efficiency----- Original Message ----From: Karl Mielenhausen _/) <kmielen at iwon.com>To: C320-List at catalina320.comSent: Monday, July 23, 2007 8:35:34 PMSubject: [C320-list] FW: Re: Shore Power ChargerNot so Al...The Xantrex Truecharge 40+ outputs 40 amps DC (total) but draws a max of 8.5 amps 120VAC input current according to its specs.Karl Mielenhausen2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"New Bern, NChttp://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/From: alahlm at comcast.net [mailto: alahlm at comcast.net]To: c320-list at catalina320.comDate: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:34:11 +0000Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shore Power ChargerBill I was led to believe that if you put in a 40 amp charger and your shore power was only 120v - 20amp service the max your charger will produce is 20 amps of charging power .  Al Ahlman   #476-------------- Original message -------------- From: Bill Culbertson 
<billculb_a2 at yahoo.com> > Chris, > > I went with the Xantrex 40 and couldn't be happier. I had all kinds of problems > with the pro-mariner. I thought my 7 year old batteries were goners 2 years > ago. But since switching to the Xantrex, they've bounced back. I bought mine > on ebay so you might check there. It's not cheap but it saved me the cost of > new batteries at the time I bought it. One of our list members had a fire > aboard which appeared traceable back to the Pro-Mariner if I remember right. > > -bill > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Allan Field > To: C320-List > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 7:45:51 AM > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shore Power Charger > > > Just my 2-cents but I would never put a ProMariner back in the boat > regardless of what kind of deal they gave me. We went through 2 of them > after they cooked one set of batteries so much that it set off the carbon > monoxide detector. Even Catalina no longer uses this 1985 state-of-the-art > technology. 
I believe that they use the Charles now. We went with a > Xantrex 20 and only wish we had gone for the 40. Otherwise, we are very > pleased with the Xantrex especially since our fridge runs 24-7 for 9 months > of the year. > > Allan S. Field > Sea Shadow - #808 > Columbia, MD > > -----Original Message----- > From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jack Fitzgibbon > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:08 AM > To: C320-List > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shore Power Charger > > Our Flyback 20 lasted for 9 years. We purchased another of the exact same > model from ProMariner exchanging our old unit for a new one at a prorated > price. If you're tight on bucks right now it might be worth seeing what > they'll give you for the old unit. > > jack > #441 > > -----Original Message----- > From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Chris Holt > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:03 PM > 
To: c320 > Subject: [C320-list] Shore Power Charger > > > So, > > My wife and I finally get someone to watch our three kids and we were going > to get our first chance out on the boat by ourselves this season and BAM, > batteries are dead when we get to the boat. Problem was our shore battery > charger was gone. We have a ProMariner Flyback 20 (only 3 years old), and I > have heard that this unit is junk. So, I know this has been talked about > before but I was wondering if people could share what they replaced this > unit with and what deals if any they were able to get from ProMariner. The > boat bucks are super thin, so I need a reliable unit without a giant price > tag, especially since I'm nervous about what this did to the batteries > (might have to buy a new set of them as well). > > Thanks ahead of time, > > Chris > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > Need a vacation? Get great deals > to amazing places on 
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