1st, thanks to the list members for the replies re my questions on jump
starting a battery in a house and start battery bank set-up with an ACR. I
think I have that straight!
While I think I know the answer to the following question, I am pretty sure
that others on the list know the answer!
I pl
I'd attach it to the house battery side. That is if you have misc always-on
loads like bilge pumps on that side. You have to be sure the panels put out
something above the connect voltage of the ACR. Any panel coming with a
regulator is probably ok.
Although you will have a fuse on the battery to
Charlie,
While some will swear that all charging sources (solar, alternator, etc.)
should go to the same bank, I have yet to see any real reason anywhere as to
why.
When it is sunny, your ACR will see 13V or more and combine everything anyway.
You can connect your solar to house or engine - w
Charlie, I agree with your plan. I also agree with Edd's reasoning that it
may not make much difference. As such, if attaching to one battery or
another had a logistical advantage I would not hesitate.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 12:21 Charlie Nelson
I put in a dual battery solar charge controller (SunSaver) when I added my
solar panel, wired directly to the two batteries. Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
> On Aug 2, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
> wrote:
>
> 1st, thanks to the list members for the replies
Edd,
The general idea is that your starting (Auxiliary Power) battery does not get
used much and does not get discharged much (it is used only for a few seconds/
half a minute). Therefore, it does not need much charging and it gets back to a
full charge very quickly (quite often before the engi
Dunno about the ACR but my Digital Duo from Balmar does not allow the reverse
flow of current i.e. start battery back to house battery. It’s a one way
charge, per voltage being reached, of house to start battery. Start cannot
charge house.
So in my version of the world the solar panels shoul
Charlie, I like the house bank charge priority or wherever your automatic bilge
pump or refrigerator is connected, whatever you find most important while you
are away from the boat. Your post says small solar panel and a 50 amp fuse.
Those two don’t match! If you over size the fuse the wire beco
My starter button was giving me problems. It turned out the the button switch
was loose. The rubber cap concealed that fact. I tighten the ring on the
Loose switch and it was fine.
Sometime things are easier to fix than we expect...
Tom Buscaglia
S/V Alera
1990 C&C 37+/40
Vashon WA
P 206.
The fuse needs to protect the wire (not the end device). This means that you
pick a fuse based on the size of the wire.
Marek
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From: Len Mitchell via CnC-List
Date: 2020-08-02 15:56 (GMT-05:00)
To: CNC List
Cc: Len Mitchell
Subject: Stus-List Solar panels in
Sometimes. Lucky you this time. Usually not though I think. :)
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> On Aug 2, 2020, at 17:05, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List
> wrote:
>
> My starter button was giving me problems. It turned out the the button
> switch was loose. The rubber cap concealed that fact. I tighten
Lol. Cruising the thousand islands in windstar, our 33-2 and currently
bouncing around in Portsmouth harbour, Kingston, Ontario waiting out squalls
and storms.
So too is one of windstar’s big big sisters - the c&c 44. beautiful boat,
maybe my next.
Whoever designed that had the touch.
Marek,
Respectfully, I disagree with your statement on the size of the fuse and
basing it on the gauge of the wire. I'm pretty sure the max amperage of
the fuse should be based on the rating of the smallest down stream item,
this limiting item could be the wire but generally should not be. This
Hello everyone,
Hope you had a great weekend. I was in the process of changing the impeller and
I think I have two water pumps? I’m looking all over the manual and that top
water pump(picture attached) doesn’t exist in the manual. My engine is 3gm.
Anyone familiar or has similar? What’s the pur
Agreed. Probably, I should have said that the fuse should protect the _smaller_
of the wire and device load.
The mental shortcut (protect the wire) comes from the fact that most electronic
devices have a protection built in. But i have to agree that many devices on
our boats are not necessarily
Most likely, one for the raw water (outboard water), the other for the coolant
(closed system, like in your car)
Marek
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From: Mazen Aziz via CnC-List
Date: 2020-08-02 22:36 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Mazen Aziz
Subject: Stus-List Water pump
He
There should be one water pump. I have a 3gmf, and only one external water
pump. You can't attach a picture, but if you send a copy directly to me,
I'll take a look at it.
Alan Bergen
35 Mk III Thirsty
Rose City YC
Portland, OR
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