[C320-list] Fuses at the 3rd Battery

[crashley at gte.net]

Wow! So much for fusing that line.

CRA
Rosebud #882

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Seastream" <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuses at the 3rd Battery


> My service manual for the 3GM30F installed on my 2002 C320 states that  
> the starter motor 'loaded' current draw is about 460 amps.
> 
> Bob Seastream
> 'Intuition' # 906
> 
> 
> On Feb 15, 2008, at 8:58 AM, <crashley at gte.net> wrote:
> 
>> One comment, the starting battery shouldn't be fused so low that the  
>> starter will blow the fuse (duh), not sure what that fuse rating  
>> needs to be but 40A sounds a little low.
>>
>> CRA
>> Rosebud #882
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Vez" <jonvez at comcast.net>
>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 5:27 AM
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuses at the 3rd Battery
>>
>>
>>> Bruce,
>>>
>>> All batteries should be fused...you can use the same as you did for  
>>> your
>>> house bank...
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bruce  
>>> Stanley
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:25 PM
>>> To: C320-List
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Fuses at the 3rd Battery
>>>
>>> C320 #1084 has 40 Amp fuses, 7" from the 2x4D batteries.........as  
>>> now
>>> installed by Catalina.
>>>
>>> Question:
>>> should I have installed a FUSE, 7" from my new 80amp Starting
>>> Battery?????????
>>> Should it be 40 Amp?
>>>
>>> I followed the 3rd Starting Battery Tech notes (as on the C320IA  
>>> site), but
>>> I do not recall installing a Fuse at the Battery.
>>> I am a bit worried. We will be back on board, this afternoon.
>>>
>>> thanks in anticipation.
>>>
>>> Bruce Stanley #1084
>>> Sydney Australia
>>>
>>
>>
> 
>