[C320-list] Battery Charging w/Onboard Charger

[Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]

One of the things I'm most adamant about--and my co-skipper can confirm--is to read the book!

My opinion, is that I took the time to read the manual cover-to-cover...you should too... 


Although the list is great and not to mention easy, most folks get lazy and don't want to do ANY research on their problems...unless you do the actual research or read the book yourself, it'll be hard to ask the list if your problem occurs while you're on the water.

One good thing about owning an earlier hull is that you have very few folks to simply ask, you have to find out about yourself...

Nonetheless, this list is an absolutely wonderful resource and if you're on this list, ask questions, get answers and don't have the stones to pay in joining the Assc, shame on you!

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Regards,
OD

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Amirault Family - S&B" [amiraults at sympatico.ca]
Sent: 07/23/2008 04:30 PM
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Charging w/Onboard Charger

All:

 

Helpful replies all. Of course Orlando's suggestion to RTFM is the soundest
of all, but I have been shamelessly attempting to avoid this by asking the
question rather than utilizing my own resources. The advice to seek out a
shorter cord is sound. I will check Bear tomorrow to see if per chance she
came with one; else I will order it from the local Chandlery.

 

Irv's suggestion to hook up and start the generator then check the meter
before activating AC current and after doing so is the route I will take. I
can't use the onboard charger as I have in the past as I have never used the
onboard charger; ours is a poor sail club without the availability of power
at the slips so I have pre-charged the batteries at home and then used the
engine alternator to attempt to keep them at charge through the season.

 

Thank you Jim for raising the issues regarding post use onboard storage of
the generator. The collective response to this was also bang on.

 

Regards;

 

Brian Amirault

797 Waltzing Bear, too

 

 


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