[C320-list] Battery Charger

[JJ Morrison]

I ditched my Pro Mariner last year for the Xantrex  TrueCharge 2, 40Amp and I did the same thing on my previous boat. They work great and have good features. I would go for the 40amp as 20 amp is not quite up to the job of charging the 4D batteries on the C320 especially if the boat is used often and the batteries are frequently discharged. If the boat is only used on the weekends and has a few days to recharge then the 20amp will probably suffice. If you are using the boat in warm climes I also would not go for the temperature monitor and use the charger at the default warm setting.
I got a really good deal on the charger from Abe's of Maine, cheaper than Defender Marine.
Cheers
JohnM
 

> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:36:09 +0000
> From: hcreech at comcast.net
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Charger
> 
> Donald, 
> Can't go wrong with the Xantrac 20 or 40. Quiet and efficient , I replaced the noisy and inefficient Pro-Mariner with the Xantrac 20. Very easy to install although some modifications were necessary. Went from an average battery life of 3 years to over 5 years and counting. 
> 
> Herb Creech 
> Cloud Chaser 606 
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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Poole" <dpoole15@ gmail .com> 
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:26:58 AM 
> Subject: [C320-list] Battery Charger 
> 
> My Newmar HDM 50 battery charger just died. Anyone ever replaced on of 
> these and can advise as to the current Newmar model or an equal by another 
> mfg? I have two banks (12V, 6 cell lead acid).