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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 24-06-2015, 14:24
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

Thank you for info!
Especially your point of putting the Emerg Combine swx on Load side.
I will make that improvement on my boat.

Regarding charging :

I'm nervous about having a readily...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 21-06-2015, 06:57
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

"Stole" this diagram from YBW forum-posted by pvb.

Good setup!
Eliminates bridging of House & Start bats. while Emergency Starting from House bat.
...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 21-06-2015, 06:34
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

As Wotname said-In his original post & diagram,the Pos of house dist panel is always connected to Pos & the Neg of house panel is always connected to Neg. Your FM radio(both feeds to it) will always...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-06-2015, 21:40
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

My thot was to not have the main Neg bus conn'd to either Neg bat. when system was off. Reason is to "shut down" the Pos Dist panels source of Neg for it's loads. In other words,as transmitterdam...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-06-2015, 19:45
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

The box @ top of diagram "Eng. Instr. Panel" contains analogue voltmeter for start bat,as well as idiot lights for temp,oil press., charge indicator, & hourmeter. I have a small dig. voltmeter to...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-06-2015, 07:53
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

My boat bat/alt wiring.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ser8jb2olveyc6c/Puffin%20II%20%20Wiring%20Diagram_0001.pdf?dl=0

Critiques?

Cheers/ Len
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-06-2015, 07:36
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

I agree there shouldn't normally be a problem paralleling "dead" house & start bat. The house bat is normally discharged,rather than dead.
But-you could have the possibility of a totally flattened...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-06-2015, 04:08
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

Interesting.-using a HD relay to bridge bat 1 & bat 2 when Ign is ON.

The "Volvo" diode ensures power is maintained on the Ign term. & HD relay stays on during cranking,which...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 18-06-2015, 10:13
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

Everyone attempting to wire a boat's batteries should read & understand this link.:peace:/ Len
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 18-06-2015, 09:17
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

Is that a Rule or just the way it's usually done? / Len
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 18-06-2015, 09:16
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

Not sure about that. See my answer to Transmitterdam. I could be missing something. / Len
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 18-06-2015, 09:11
Replies: 39
Views: 8,809
Posted By deblen
Re: House / Start Battery Separation Techniques - Best Practice?

The house Main Dist Panel is always supplied with + POS,but the Neg side of various house loads would be connected to Main NEG Buss,which is supplied with swxd Neg.?
So house bank is NOT always on?...
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