Hi Bruno. I sent you the diagram. There is no need to charge both batteries from the alternator or shore power charger with my suggested setup. If the starter battery needs charging, the EchoCharge takes care of it. Also, you don’t have to switch anything other than turning the battery switch to battery 1, the house bank. You will note that battery 2 is always connected directly to the starter.
Rich On May 5, 2014, at 13:29, Bruno Lachance via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Rich, is the relay via a the regulator to the start battery only in the case you have different type or size of battery or is there any advantage to add it with two lead-acid size 31, or any same size/type ? My alternator is wired to both 31 as my Guest chargepro 10 amp. Don't know if it adust output for each batt depending on state of charge. I always start on 1 and then use 2 for instruments/house. Charging the two together without regulator, Am i toasting one battery here ? I do have an isolator combiner. I'm on a slip so shore power is available. no solar.... Thanks. Bruno Lachance Becassine 33 mk II 87 Qc. > Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 15:17:01 +0000 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Mixed batteries > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Richwrote: > > I feed the alternator directly to the house battery and use a device such > > as a Xantrex EchoCharge, a small regulator, to keep the start battery > > charged. > > That's how I wired mine. It works fine with both the alternator and > battery charger. > > Wal > > -- > s/v Stella Blue > www.wbryant.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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