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I used my standby battery and it was fully charged as I didn't use it all season.
I didn't use the boat as much this year due to various reasons, so the house batt didn't get charged as much. I did Charge it a couple of times but on the day to bring it to winter storage it was dead. I have a small digital meter that I wire across the battery terminals and it wasn't on. The battery is shot also. 2 years out of a walmart marine battery. My fault though on the battery. I plan on adding a solar panel for next year to keep the house batt charged. I have the 55 amp Alternator and I have the sense wire connected to the common on the ab switch. A possibilty could be that my voltage at the coil is higher than 14.2. I used 14.2 as the basis for my calculations. Actually I like rehashing the issue as it brought to light where my charging sense wire is connected to and maybe my assumption of the 14.2 is incorrect. Steve |
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If you are sensing at the common on the battery switch that is just about the same as what I do at the main buss bar. You can expect that the alternator will be putting out as much as a half a volt more in order to satisfy the system. I recommend that you wire that voltmeter to coil+ (where the rubber meets the road, as it were).
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