[C320-list] BAttery Hook up question

[guyhenry22 at aol.com]

Do not hook the black the positive.  In series would give you a 24V set up.
Is there a black cable connecting the negatives of the two batteries?

Guy 
#115 MoonShadow


-----Original Message-----
From: Crosby Roper <vmdatsea at hotmail.com>
To: c320-list <c320-list at catalina320.com>; c320-list <c320-list at catalina320.org>
Sent: Thu, Jun 16, 2011 12:58 pm
Subject: [C320-list] BAttery Hook up question



This is pretty basic ( and a bit embarassing). I am replacing the batteries on 
my boat and have connected them, but the battery # 2 is not providing any power. 
I blithely disconnected the old batteries without paying close attention to the 
set up on the second battery because everything was tightly bundled together and 
I thought you'd have to be a moron to get it wrong....
 
My question is this. On the forward battery the are two red cables  that are 
bundled with a 3rd black cable that is longer. I have connected the two red 
cables to the positive post and the black cable to the negatrive post (along 
with two other black cables.) No power from the 2nd battery this way. Is the 
black cable bundled with the two reds, actually meant to connect to the positive 
post on the forward battery ( like the negative to positive in series 
configuration in a flash light??? Am I risking dong serious dam,age here and 
should I just call someone to sort it out rather that trying  switching things 
around?

Any advice would ber helpful.
 
Crosby Roper
Tethys
Hull 1054