Hi Josh,
I guess I was assuming the alternator was connected to the house
battery and the start battery failed. Then one would assume that the house
battery had been charged by the alternator and switching to it should start
the engine. On the other hand, if the start battery was primary and failed
it seems that the house battery might not be charged because the ACR
wouldn't switch to the house battery to charge it until the start battery
was successfully charged. No?
Gary
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On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 6:19 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Gary,
>
> My question stands, How do you anticipate switching the house to
> start...and not having that option in reverse?
>
> To restate the second part of my question, why would one want the
> alternator hard wired to the battery. I assume in order to prevent frying
> the diodes but it doesn't lend itself to being a very flexible system.
> (Considering my recent recollection about possible over current when the
> start battery is primary) I would prefer the alternator on the house bus
> not the battery. Or on your BlueSea panel on the load side terminal of the
> house disconnect switch.
>
> Josh
>
>
> On Mar 22, 2017 4:58 PM, "Gary Russell via CnC-List" <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Josh,
> I don't use a 1-all-2 battery switch. I hate them. I use a
> Blue Sea Systems Dual Battery Bank Management Panel
> http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|2290000|2290006&id=151145
> with an ACR. The Blue Sea Battery Panel has separate switches for both
> banks and a switch to combine the batteries.
>
> Gary
>
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