[C320-list] BAttery Hook up question

[Crosby Roper]

Thanks Jeff and Guy. You've been a big help.

Crosby Roper, VMD


 
> From: catalina at thehares.com
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:42:25 -0400
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] BAttery Hook up question
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> Hi, 
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> Double check that you have a fat black cable connected to the negative. This one should simply go to the neg of the aft battery.
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> You may have a second thinner black wire that would be the ground of the windlass and is sometimes connected to the forward battery neg. also.
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> Without the black that connects both battery negatives, the forward battery wont work. Since it is short, check that it didn't fall in the space on the inboard side of the battery. 
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> Crosby Roper <vmdatsea at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Guy,
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> I'm not sure. I'm not at the boat. My assumption was that the black cable bundles with the reds was from the aft battery, so I connected it to the negative post onthe forward battery. RIght now I have the tow red cables connected to the + post on the forward battery and the 3 black cables connectedd to the negative post. When I switch to battery # 2, nothing works- not VHF/stereo etc although the amp meter onthe control panel detects a charged stae when switched to battery 2..
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> Crosby Roper, VMD
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> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > From: guyhenry22 at aol.com
> > Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:09:55 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] BAttery Hook up question
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> > 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
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> > -----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
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> > 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....
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> > 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?
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> > Any advice would ber helpful.
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> > Crosby Roper
> > Tethys
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