[C320-list] Battery Charging w/Onboard Charger

[Ralph Winkler]

FYI,
Try Defender for the Xantrex 20+.  WM had this same unit ON SALE for $299. 
I bought the unit from Defender for about $239 plus the temp. sensor and LED 
monitor for the WM sale price on just the charger.

Ralph H. Winkler
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Irving Grunes" <igrunes at gmail.com>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Charging w/Onboard Charger


> Amirault Family
>
> A Xantrex 20 is about $300.
>
> Without an onboard charger, the Power Unit connected to the AC boat input
> will only give you power to the outlets and to the water heater if you 
> turn
> it on.
> You could try to use the Power unit DC output but that is only capable of
> about 8 amps DC capacity.
> You could get a charger and plug it into the AC outlets on the boat and 
> then
> clip the DC cables across the battery.
>
> The meter I talked about is the battery voltage and the AC connection will
> have nothing to do with the battery meter without an onboard charger.
>
> Irving Grunes
> Isle of Wight #851
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Amirault Family - S&B <
> amiraults at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> 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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