proper dual battery operation

FELLOW-SHIP · #1 09-18-2003, 04:21 PM

The purpose of 2 batteries it to always have a back up just incase one goes bad you just have to turn the switch to # 2 or both. Most guys will have a starting battery and the other for electronics in that way when you start the motor the electronics would go out or possibly blow a fuse. If I am making a long run I will on occasion use both batteries to help put some extra juice in both of them, but as a rule I use only one for the motor and the other for electronics. I also will charge the batteries at home after 2 or 3 trips just to keep both fully charged.
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FELLOW-SHIP · #2 09-18-2003, 04:32 PM

Though this might help a little.
http://www.perko.com/cat_frames.html
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FELLOW-SHIP · #3 09-18-2003, 04:35 PM

Well I thought it would help. Looks like you will need to go the the battery wiring diragram if you need that type of info.
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TUGBOAT · #4 09-18-2003, 05:33 PM

Check this site out also.If Your running a I/O you can use this relay.
http://www.yandina.com/c150Info.htm
combiner specs.go to home for more info.
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[ September 18, 2003, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: Capt. Brad ]

catman115 · #5 09-19-2003, 01:33 AM

I have a dual battery setup on my other boat. Its an I/O . Whenever i run the boat out of habit i run it on battery 1 or 2. Someone this past week told me that you "Shouldn't" run the boat on both simultaneously cause it won't charge them correctly. Have I been doing it right all the time or are they wrong ????