[C320-list] Battery Help / Confused ?

[Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]

If this is your first experience with deep cycle batteries (or 12V systems
on a boat), go to www.amazon.com and order this book, it's an invaluable
source of information on the subject.


Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and
Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems (Hardcover)
by Nigel Calder (Author)



                                                                          
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Bert

Why do you say the battery is 75% discharged.?
A 12 volt battery at rest I thought usually displays 12.2 - 12.4 volts
when not being charged, while being chrarged it is usually 14 + volts
and shorly after being charged   13+ volts and will eventually
stabalize to 12.2 - 12.4.

This is my first experience with deep cycle batteries so if I am wrong
than let me know.

Thanks

Joe


Bob

The batteries are not orginals one was replced in 2005 and one in 2006,
The chrger is the original a Flyback Promariner that makes a lot of noise,
which might need to be replaced.

Joe

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Robert Seastream
<robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
> And if the batteries are originals, depending on their care and feeding
> under the PO, it may be time for replacement.
>
>  Bob Seastream
>  Intuition # 906
>
>
>
>  On Apr 21, 2008, at 3:29 PM, BAdams3491 at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> > Part of the problem is the 12.4 volts...that's about 75% capacity.
> >
> > Bert
> > At Ease
> > #442
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/21/2008 7:27:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > jabbagna at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a 1999 320 Hull 574, I bought the boat from the  original
owner.
> > It has 2 Batteries , NO Dedicated start battery. So I am  pretty
confident
> > the wiring is original from the factory. Both batteries  are reading
> > about 12.4 volts but I have no way to load test them. My  problem has
> > me confused.
> >
> > 1)  Select battery 1 Engine starts but  no other accessories will
work.
> > If I turn on the map  light it comes on at less than half light
> > than fades off after a second or  so
> > to no light at all. Almost looks like  a  feed back condition
> > through the light.
> >
> > 2) Select Battery 2 Engine  will NOTt start,  but all the Accessories
> > will work when powered  on.
> >
> > 3)  Select ALL and Engine starts all Accessories  work.
> >
> > Do I have a bad Battery, or possibly a Bad selector  switch.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
>



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