I am out of the office until Tuesday, March 21st, and will respond to your message as quickly as possible on that day.
Regards, Tom Monroe >>> catalina27-talk 03/10/06 17:02 >>> David, The trip was great. Mardi gras in New Orleans was something that I could just not imagine. I think most people think of it as a very seedy event but it really was a very family friendly event where I was at (uptown). I did go see the heavies hit areas of Lakeview and the lower 9th ward -- was heartbreaking to see those areas. I have heard that the ACRs have a lot of "overhead" in terms of current draw. Is there any truth in that? I have definitely thought about one. Thanks for the info. I might be coming through Rockford at the end of the month -- I wouldn't mind seeing Pixie if possible. Talk to you later, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Dan, you can certainly extend a set of leads. If you're adding much length, >it's a good idea to run heavier cables, though, to keep the resistance down. > >An alternative to a two-bank charger that you may want to consider to a two- >bank charger is an ACR, or Automatic Charging Relay. In the '77 C27 I'm >refitting, I've eliminated my battery switch and using a Blue Seas 9112 ACR >instead. It connects both banks together during heavy draw (like starting), >and also watches both banks during normal cruise operations or while hooked up >to shore power--if it sees that the active bank is fully charged, it combines >the two banks so they both get charged, and then isolates them again when >charging is done. It's like having a little battery monitor that does exactly >what's best for my boat under the current circumstances, and I don't have to >wonder whether I've remembered to set the switches right. I paid about $125 >for it, but I saved a lot of money by buying a big single charger rather than >a two-bank unit and my battery switch was defective anyway. And I don't need >an isolator, either. > >How was your trip down south, by the way? > >Best regards, >David Shaddock >1977 C27 #3495 Pixie, in Rockford IL > > > > >>Phil, >> >>Can I extend one of the sets of leads -- it appears that most 2 bank >>chargers require that the batteries be fairly close together. >> >>Thanks, >>Dan >> >>Phil Agur wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi Dan, >>> >>>The most common solution is to buy a two bank charger, that's a single >>>charger with two outputs. >>> >>>Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip >>>Commodore, Call Sign WCW3485 >>>IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 >>>www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [email protected] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Buller >>>Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:35 PM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: catalina27-talk: Charger question >>> >>>I have what probably sounds like a dumb question: I want to put a 2 >>>bank battery system in place this year (house and starting) and I will >>>have a combiner switch I am also wanting a hard wired charger in place. >>>Here is the issue: the batteries will be in different locations so do I >>>need 2 chargers or can I place the charger with the switch and charge >>>both batteries with one charger or will I need 2 chargers (one at each >>>battery location)? >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Dan B >>>Sotto voce 1973 Catalina 27 Hull 653 >>>OB Dinette Std Rig >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
