[C320-list] Battery Charger

[Chris Burti]

FWIW, the very first thing I would check on the guauge is the terminal block
inside the instrument housing...corrosion there has been 95% of my guage
problems.

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Jamie Pett <JPett at jp2architects.com> wrote:

> It's always something.....so my battery charger went this weekend while
> plugged in visiting a marina.  House bank tanked, then the reefer
> wouldn't start, etc.
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> The boat had a 30 amp ProMariner I think was original ?
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> My battery set-up is a house bank of (4) group 27's in parallel on #1
> setting, and a group 24 starting battery on #2.  All wet cells.
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>  I am clueless about electrical, and still working on the temperature
> gage thing posted earlier.....
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> The yard manager (at Haven Harbor) recommended a Xantrex True Charge 40,
> but they didn't have one, so I haven't done anything yet.
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> Any input is appreciated on the following:
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> How do you size a charger, based on batteries  ? (30 amp, 40 amp, etc.)
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> Anyone recommend for or against Xantrex or other brands ?
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> Will my house bank recover ? (I had like 11.6 amps when I realized the
> problem in the morning)
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> Jamie Pett
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> Bella Luna
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> #614
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Chris Burti Farmville, NC