Also: A trojan T1275 is a deep cycle battery, according their website, and may not be capable of delivering the full power required to start a recalcitrant engine.
Rich Knowles Nanaimo, BC INDIGO LF38 Boatless! On May 26, 2015, at 08:40, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Joel, I have the challenge that statement. When over 13 volts, the battery is in a charging state — power is being put into the battery from an alternator or external charging source. See this chart: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sjQa85Sqkts/UOiBZ_ESsXI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/kRSbJIGLZ7M/s403/12vbattery.png <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sjQa85Sqkts/UOiBZ_ESsXI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/kRSbJIGLZ7M/s403/12vbattery.png> All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> <PastedGraphic-1.tiff> > On May 26, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > 12.7 volts in not fully charged. Should be 13.6. > > Joel > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:20 AM, S Thomas via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Edd, > From what you are saying, it sounds like either your T-1275 has > failed for some reason, or you have a bad connection - possibly in the > battery switch itself. If you don't have a way to test the battery, then > substitute a known good battery in its place and see what happens. Absolutely > any car battery, including the cheapest Walmart, will start your engine if > the battery is fully charged and in new condition. There is no way that you > need to consider paralleling starting batteries as a permanent solution to > your starting problem. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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