[C320-list] Alternator to batteries
Arthur Miller
millers1 at aol.com
Sun Mar 26 12:54:16 PDT 2017
Bruce,
The issue of fuses in the battery cables has come up before. I am hull #680 and have not been able to locate any fuses in the battery cable runs. What does the fuse and holder look like..
Thx
Art
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> On Mar 26, 2017, at 3:27 PM, B. Stumpp <bstumpp at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Ted,
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> Reach under the settee where your batteries are and feel for an inline fuse
> in your positive (and negative?) cables a few inches from the terminals.
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> One or all of these fuses are probably blown and need to be replaced.
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> I've never seen inline fuses in battery cables fuses before, Catalina must
> put them there for some sort of boat manufacturer regulation.
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> Finding the fuses there is a surprise to a lot of people.
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> I ran into the same problem a few years ago and couldn't figure out why my
> batteries were going bad when in fact they just were not charging.
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> Found the problem by disconnecting both ends of the cables and doing a
> continuity test.
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> Never understood why/how I blew these fuses but people have surmised it may
> have something to do with plugging into shore power.
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> Bruce Stumpp
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> #647, Adventure
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> Frog Mortar Creek, Maryland
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> Message: 8
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> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:53:23 -0400
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> From: Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com>
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> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alternator to batteries
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> I will get back to you on this one. Will go to the boat (on the hard) next
> weekend
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> Thanks for your help.
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> Ted Harrison
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