[C320-list] Battery Charger

[Freedman Arthur]

John,

What is your  Solar Panel set up?

Art  Freedman
C310 #227

On Dec 17, 2017, at 12:28 PM, sail-ability sail-ability <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:

  If Ur thinking about a Xantrex I wouldn't bother. I've had two and both
  failed, company policy is that they are not repairable, ie. they are
  throwaways if they fail! Apparently Xantrex were not a bad company when
  they were Canadian owned out of BC?? I need to replace my shore
  charger; been three years since it failed and batteries are charged
  from a 180W solar panel, so I'm not in a rush.

  Cheers

  JohnM

  1999#574

    ---------- Original Message ----------
    From: JONVEZ at COMCAST.NET
    Date: December 17, 2017 at 7:15 AM
    Great advice Dave.
    The Sterling and ProNautic are the same under the hood. I currently
    have a
    Charles but will be proactively replacing it this season. The
    Charles does
    not have battery temp sensing (only on board), no option to equalize
    and
    rarely gets up to proper bulk with larger banks....
    Reading through the Compass site is very worth while when making a
    decision
    (full disclosure I know him personally)
    -----Original Message-----
    From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
    Behalf
    Of DAVE Swanson
    Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:19 PM
    To: C320IA List Server <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
    Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Charger
    Crosby,
    I replaced my Charles Charger with a Sterling Pro Charge Ultra 40A
    just a
    couple of years ago. I believe it is made by the same company that
    makes
    the ProNautic Charger. I received the best price on it from a San
    Diego-based marine electronics retailer, Bay Marine Supply.
    https://baymarinesupply.com/ <https://baymarinesupply.com/> I paid
    $310 for
    the charger and $72 for the remote control panel (April 2015). They
    are
    located near Rosecrans and Sports Arena Blvd. I believe that they
    are mail
    order only.
    I have been super happy with the new Sterling Charger. I also
    upgraded our
    house bank to 4 6V Trojan T105 GC batteries and instaled a flexible
    Solbian
    Solar Panel on our binmi. Great setup.
    Compass Marine has a ral nice writeup on the Sterling Pro Charger. I
    basically follwed his advice.
    http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/installing_a_marine_battery_charg
    er
    <http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/installing_a_marine_battery_char
    ger>
    See my Owner Photos on the C320IA website to see more of what I did
    on my
    2007 C320 MK II.
    Good luck with your upgrade!
    Dave
    David Swanson
    S/V Emily Ann
    2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
    Mukilteo, WA and San Diego, CA
> On Dec 16, 2017, at 11:18 AM, Crosby Roper <VMDatSEA at hotmail.com>
    wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> My Charles 5000SP spontaneously combusted inexplicably last weak.
    When I
    called Charles about it, the seemed to think this was not unusual- a
    Chinese-made part was to blame they said. Fortunately, the fire was
    limited
    to the unit itself and aside from some smoke residue in the port
    settee,
    there is no apparent damage. Charles cannot ship to California
    anymore (CA
    EPA rules) so I am looking for a replacement charger. So far I have
    settled
    on the Promariner ProNautic 12.30P. Does anyone have any experience
    with
    this charger? I seem to remember an article in Practical sailor
    several
    years ago that touted the Xantrex chargers. Any thoughts or comment
    on those
    would be helpful.
> 
> Thanks, and happy holidays
> 
> Crosby Roper VMD
> s/v Tethys (#1054)
> San Diego, CA

> 

Arthur Freedman, DVM
Hawthorne Animal Health Care
978-741-2300
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