Hi! Came across your webiste and forum in my research, great resource btw!
I recently bought a '81 Pearson 28 sailboat. She's got a beutifully running Universal Atomic 4 (model 5411), but the electrical system is a mess. So I'm planning to rewire it all, organise it into new panels, and add some new tech.
One of the items I bought for this project is the Blue Sea M2 SoC indicator. This nifty device will not only give me voltage reading for each battery, but also measure amp charge/draw and keep track of house charge level through a shunt at the negative house bank post. The boat currently has a simple Ammeter on the engine panel, but not a tachometer...so now I'm thinking: what do I need the Ammeter gauge at this point? Could I put a tachometer in its place...maybe one that will keep track of engine hours too? I'm not sure I have a signal feed for it from the Alternator or if there's a (reasonable) way around this. My alternator is a Motorola MR12V60 55A with attached external regulator.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Cheers!
M
I recently bought a '81 Pearson 28 sailboat. She's got a beutifully running Universal Atomic 4 (model 5411), but the electrical system is a mess. So I'm planning to rewire it all, organise it into new panels, and add some new tech.
One of the items I bought for this project is the Blue Sea M2 SoC indicator. This nifty device will not only give me voltage reading for each battery, but also measure amp charge/draw and keep track of house charge level through a shunt at the negative house bank post. The boat currently has a simple Ammeter on the engine panel, but not a tachometer...so now I'm thinking: what do I need the Ammeter gauge at this point? Could I put a tachometer in its place...maybe one that will keep track of engine hours too? I'm not sure I have a signal feed for it from the Alternator or if there's a (reasonable) way around this. My alternator is a Motorola MR12V60 55A with attached external regulator.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Cheers!
M
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