After working the bugs out last season, this season will see a new and improved battery bank. The stock bank is Batt 1- Starting/house, Batt 2- starting/house, Battery 3 genny. The house runs off of either battery A or B whichever you choose, on a standard grp 31 12 V Battery.
I am going to try and get a set of 6V GC batteries set in place by using a group 24 starting battery for position 1 on the selector switch. I would use this battery exclusively for stating each of my thirsty big blocks. I will then remove the #2 battery and place the GC batteries in that space by turning them sideways. That will leave enough room for the dedicated Genny battery, and hopefully, more space for another set of 6V GC batteries. I will be replacing the charger with a ProMariner 1250P 50 Amp 3 bank charger. I will access battery 1 and the house (battery 2) by opening up the Master Battery Selector Switch and running lead one to the lug for battery 1 on the rear of the switch, and the same for lead 2, at the back of the switch. As for the Genny battery, I would also access that from the rear of its own selector ON/OFF switch. This leaves me with the single ground lead from the charger. Do I run the ground to a terminal block, and then run a lead to each negative terminal of each bank, OR could I just run the negative lead to either the port or starboard engine, which should, in theory close the battery circuits and charge fully. I will have 60 AMP MAXI fuses at each connection on the battery switch and also at the positive side of the genny battery. I wish to ensure that I can stay on the hook overnight, have plenty of juice to run the fridge and lights and an inverter for todays no energy using LED TV. So, I would start on position "A". run and warm engines, charge battery, then move selector switch on "B" for the rest of the day.
Thoughts welcomed, comments welcomed and also any ideas or things I may have missed??
I am going to try and get a set of 6V GC batteries set in place by using a group 24 starting battery for position 1 on the selector switch. I would use this battery exclusively for stating each of my thirsty big blocks. I will then remove the #2 battery and place the GC batteries in that space by turning them sideways. That will leave enough room for the dedicated Genny battery, and hopefully, more space for another set of 6V GC batteries. I will be replacing the charger with a ProMariner 1250P 50 Amp 3 bank charger. I will access battery 1 and the house (battery 2) by opening up the Master Battery Selector Switch and running lead one to the lug for battery 1 on the rear of the switch, and the same for lead 2, at the back of the switch. As for the Genny battery, I would also access that from the rear of its own selector ON/OFF switch. This leaves me with the single ground lead from the charger. Do I run the ground to a terminal block, and then run a lead to each negative terminal of each bank, OR could I just run the negative lead to either the port or starboard engine, which should, in theory close the battery circuits and charge fully. I will have 60 AMP MAXI fuses at each connection on the battery switch and also at the positive side of the genny battery. I wish to ensure that I can stay on the hook overnight, have plenty of juice to run the fridge and lights and an inverter for todays no energy using LED TV. So, I would start on position "A". run and warm engines, charge battery, then move selector switch on "B" for the rest of the day.
Thoughts welcomed, comments welcomed and also any ideas or things I may have missed??
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