That happened to me three times in a row this summer, on a 6 day cruise /race. I went through three belts. I had just installed Three brand new Deep Cycle batteries. I called the Balmar tech line, and the fellow there kind of walked me through setting the regulator down to only charging at 60% instead of 95%. I don't know why it started to do it in the first place, but I think that it might have had something to do with my heart interface 2000 acting up. Anyways, after the trip, I reset the heart 2000 back to factory defaults, and it started working properly again. I'm not sure if I should ramp my regulator back up to a higher charging level or not. One thing I did after that, is I bought a Balmar regulator temperature sensor. I think it cuts the charging back and the load if it gets too hot.
Bill ColemanC & C 39 -------- Original message -------- From: ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 9/11/17 22:15 (GMT-05:00) To: C&C <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: ALAN BERGEN <trya...@alumni.usc.edu> Subject: Re: Stus-List Deal on starter from Mastry I have to push the starter button several times before the starter turns the engine over. I thought it was the starter button. I'd better check that out before I get into trouble, and cant start the engine in an emergency. Speaking of an emergency, after finishing a race, yesterday, we dropped the chute and started the engine, as we approached a railroad bridge. We suddenly smelled smoke, and when we opened the cockpit hatch, smoke poured out. After closer inspection of the engine, we discovered the alternator belt had been slipping, It got hot, melted and got stuck to the engine pulley. Luckily I had an extra belt on board, and a half hour later the repair was completed. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Dan Grant via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I have a universal M 18 that I have to push the starter A few times to get it going it always works but I fear someday it won't I looked into getting a new starter and my parts guy said congratulations you have the most expensive starter I've seen $1000 I can get a new Kubota starter which would work fine for about 100Very confusingI looked it up and there is something about running A stronger wire to the starterMaybe that's the problem?I'd like to know myself Dan 1970 Cv hull 148 Ipswich Sent from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2017, at 5:16 PM, Francois Rivard via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Mastry (www.mastry.com) does it again! I just replaced the starter on Take Five this weekend and got a sweet deal on a re-man Hitachi unit: US $128.44 + shipping. Mastry's the best! They always have the best price, they even beat eBay and the shipping is super fast. That's for a real deal Yanmar / Hitachi unit confirmed to fit using my 3gm30F's serial number. Also the starter comes with a 18 months warranty, way better than the Yanmar 6 mos new parts warranty. The problem on my old starter? I suspect there was a bad winding. It would sometimes take 2-3 button pushes to get it going. -Francois1990 34+ "Take Five"Lake Lanier, GA _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=SGrZZ_M01hbwr7besw5UXJCtj2WtZJtybSOomm4IR7w&s=9mItIVeR4b5RVurRijjLdqAqU4omH4HMZbMyHcVcpBs&e= All Contributions are greatly appreciated! -- Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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