[C320-list] Identifying Which is Battery 1 and 2

[swampcreek42]

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From: swampcreek42 <swampcreek42 at yahoo.com> 
Date: 08/31/2013  7:46 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: Bruce Heyman <bruceheyman at cox.net>,C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Identifying Which is Battery 1 and 2 
 


Don,
It sounds like you re disconnecting both the posotive and negative leads, just discomnect the positive lead when you make your checks. On our boat the #1 battery is aft. Also a portable voltmeter would be even quicker.  We replaced our #1 battery last year just a few weeks after biying our boat, #2 looked much newer and tested much stronger so we only replaced the one. Also shop around, I found a battery distributor I an industrial park that sold Dekka 4D batteries for just over $200, its the same exacr battery as WM's Sea Volt (same assembly line different sticker), I believe WM wanted $375.

Good Luck
Bruce Hunter
Nauti Time #719

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-------- Original message --------
From: Bruce Heyman <bruceheyman at cox.net> 
Date: 08/30/2013  8:05 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Identifying Which is Battery 1 and 2 

Don,
Conventional wisdom is you should replace both batteries at the same time, preferably from the same manufacturing run.
Bruce
Somerset Dana Point CA

Bruce Heyman
(949) 289-8400

Don Johnson <donjohn64 at att.net> wrote:

>My battery #1 is becoming weak and I want to replace. I have been trying to figure out which of the two batteries is #1, the forward, or the aft battery.  I tried disconnecting each battery individually, to determine which wasn't providing power by using the battery selection switch on the electrical panel. I guess both batteries are on the same power bus because, no matter which one I disconnected, it shut down ALL power no matter which battery position was selected. Anyone know which battery (No. 1 or 2)is the forward battery in the earlier boats (hull 53/1994), and how you  make that determination? Thanks much.
> 
>Don Johnson, #53