MonteVista
Supporting Member
Last Activity: Today, 02:21 PM
Joined: 10-28-2012
Location: Bay Area, CA (Boating in Turkey)
2013 Bayliner 285 Cruiser
QSD 4.3L BIII, 320 HP, DTS
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Renegade, I see your point about potential risk if the house battery is dead. However, if the start battery was good enough to start one engine would... -
My boat has only 1 engine and hence I need only a single start battery. However, this topic interests me a lot from a technical point of view. I just...Leave a comment:
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There is an ELCI breaker for each of the Line1 and Line2 sockets. I believe those are behind the panel also. It is possible that the Line1 ELCI may have...Leave a comment:
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It is that part of the statement that would make it work!. I thought (the picture seems to show so) that the particular connector shown on the connector...Leave a comment:
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I believe the adapter that you are using is a 3-pin adapter. The 250v socket on the pedestal (I am assuming that is a 250v socket) does NOT distribute...
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The generator field voltage is derived from the actual battery voltage; lower the battery voltage, more exciting of the generator field is needed to boost...Leave a comment:
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May be you all are aware but here is how some pedestals are wired, using a center-tap transformer as a source.
Using L1 and...Leave a comment:
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Actually, the wiring diagram is not so complex (at least I think I understand it).
There are three load networks, L3, L2 and L1 such that...Leave a comment:
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Like other folks, I too am very curious about what/why is the culprit. I have a feeling this is a NEUTRAL line issue. The wiring diagram shows that whereas...Leave a comment:
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Difficult to say what the issue is without knowing what you have on the shore pedestal. If you have a 250v outlet it delivers power between two LINE outputs...Leave a comment:
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Rick (Bounty) can provide you with the best schematic for your use.
Your response explains your issue. You state He had 2 deep cycle batteries...Leave a comment:
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Ditto what others have said.
additionally need to know what battery groups for engines, cabin, etc you have as well as your battery switch...Leave a comment:
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Limit is the circuit breaker, not the cable. The fact that you did not blow a fuse when you connect the adapter to two outlets on the pedestal means those...Leave a comment:
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If your friend's connection works yours MAY also work.! We have to figure out why your's does't. NOTE, I still do NOT recommend using the Y legs of an...Leave a comment:
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There is only one way where this may work. IF, the two shore outlets are BOTH powered by the same AC Line/Neutral pair AND if they SHARE a single GCI...Leave a comment:
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It depends on where/how the splitter is used! This has nothing to do with a "smart" outlet. There is no way (that I can see for a splitter that...Leave a comment:
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I don't think you need to replace anything! You have 2 AC loads (AC1 and AC2) that draw in different currents (Say I1 and I2). These currents start from...Leave a comment:
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I have replaced the batteries with 3x Exide Sprinter 12V 3400 AGM batteries. One battery is for the engine, other two in parallel are wired as house....Leave a comment:
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I agree, this is unbelievably expensive. Part number is 879172109
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