[C320-list] Battery charger issue?

[Simon Rock]

The YANDINA is a bi directional unit.
I installed one on my last boat and it worked very well.
If you check their website, it has a great FAQ that explains its use.

Cheers
SIMON


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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Warren Updike
Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2012 7:20 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery charger issue?

Just to clarify a couple of points.  Current flows from charger and
alternator are a function of how/where the cables are attached at the
battery end.  Also, a relay/combiner doesn't wait until the battery is full.
Most are voltage sensitive and will close the switch when a charging voltage
(of 13.7 or so,) is detected.  Also, not all are bi-directional.  The
BlueSea si-ACR is bi-directional, the Blue Sea cl-ACR can be if so wired,
the Yandina is uni-directional.  

Warren & Pattie Updike
1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"



-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Rock [mailto:simonrock at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 5:09 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery charger issue?

If you add a battery combiner, once the house battery is full, it will
switch over and charge  your starter battery.
When the alternator is running, once the starter battery is full, it will
combine the batteries and charge the house battery.
These can be set and forget. I used a Yandina model on my last boat.

Cheers


Simon Rock
Lake Macquarie NSW Australia

Cat375 #54 Rock The Boat
Cat375 #41 Rocket
Cat320 #1163 Rockstar

Experience The Whitsundays
www.cya.com.au
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Dean Vermeire
Sent: Tuesday, 14 August 2012 5:49 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery charger issue?

Thanks, Jim.

I have a few good tips and a fresh fuse to take out there.  Now, all I need
is time to get out there!

On 8/13/2012 2:46 PM, jim brown wrote:
> I had this problem soon after I purchased my boat new-2004 about 3 
> months
after comissioning. It had (and still has) a Charles charger. Battery 2
would not charge. The problem was that one of the connections in the charger
was hano longer connected. Fix was simply to re attach and screw down. You
can tell if one battery is not being charged by just looking at the battery
"monitor" on the panel and switching between battery one and 2. Hope your
problem is that simple.
>
>
> Jim Brown
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>   From: Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 11:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery charger issue?
>   
> Wow, Ken.  You have more questions than I do. :-)
>
> I replaced the batteries myself last year.  There is not much of a 
> yard to rely on here.  The batteries are maintenance-free flooded 4D 
> truck batteries.  I didn't have a volt meter out with me this past
weekend.
>
> The charger is the original on our boat, a 2001 model.  I have been 
> thinking of upgrading the charger, possibly to one with an inverter.
> However, that would not fix a bad battery, which is still a possibility.
>
> I just thought I'd ask the obvious question before doing the real work.
> I will take a voltmeter with me when I go out next time, check the 
> output of the charger, check the output of the battery with nothing 
> connected, and possibly haul the battery back to the shop.
>
> Thanks for the tips.
>
> Dean
>
> On 8/13/2012 10:40 AM, Jane & Ken wrote:
>> Dean,  apparently you have solved the question--yes, only one battery 
>> is
being charged by the charger.  Possibly one output from your charger has
malfunctioned or an in-line fuse has opened.  What type of charger do you
have and did the problem just occur when you replaced the batteries a year
ago?  Did you replace them yourself or have the yard do it?
>>       You can verify output of the charger to the batteries by 
>> checking
the terminal voltage of each battery seperately while the charger is
operating and the selector switch is in either 1 or 2 position (not both).
How long have you owned the boat?  Have you replaced the batteries before.
Ken
>>
>> --- On Mon, 8/13/12, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us>
>> Subject: [C320-list] Battery charger issue?
>> To: "Catalina 320 List" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Date: Monday, August 13, 2012, 10:25 AM
>>
>>
>> Hello Catalina 320 Think Tank,
>>
>> I have an issue I need to bounce off of you.  I have found that if I
leave the battery selector switch on 2 while away from the boat for a period
of time (e.g. a week), the battery drains down to nothing. The refrigerator
is warm, etc.  When I leave the switch on 1, there are no issues.  It seems
that the shore power and battery charger keep battery 1 charged up, but not
2.  However, if I run the engine, battery 2 seems to get charged up.
>>
>> I have checked all connections, and everything seems to be fine. The
batteries are both just under one year old.
>>
>> Is it possible for the charger to be charging one battery and not the
other?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Dean Vermeire
>> Moonstruck II  (#847)
>>
>>
>>
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