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Inverter/battery bank question
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I have a twin engine houseboat and want to add an inverter and battery bank. I've been working up the plan but have some questions I hope could be answered here. First the boat as configured: Twin gas engine (350HP Crusader) 7.5Kw Kohler Generator 3 Batteries - 1 Group 27 dual purpose for each engine (also run house) and 1 Group 24 for Genset ProMariner Tournament 150 smart charger (15A 3 output distributed charging) 3000w peak 1500W continous inverter I'm looking at adding a remote battery bank (30' from engine room) with (4) 6v 220Ah batteries for a total of 440Ah at 12v. My thought is to use a Blue Sea 7600 ACR feeding the power through 4G cable from the engine room to the remote battery bank. The ACR has a current limiting feature which will allow me to get by with the smaller cable since the connection is only needed for charging. I'm not married to this approach and am open to alternate suggestions. The output of the inverter will connect into 2 Blue Sea 8366 (3 position + off) rotary AC switch which will then feed into the existing breaker panels. Now for my questions: Is there any way to connect this so I can get the alternator output from both engines to the remote bank? It would be nice to be able to have either or both engines charge this bank while underway. Any ideas how to build a system that will vent my remote battery box during charging but not run when it's not being charged? Something that turns on a fan when either the charger or alternators are charging and then shuts it off when they stop. What's the best way to terminate the cables? I know enough not to solder them on, but hammer-type crimpers seem like they would be difficult to work with in tight spaces while plier-type crimp tools are EXPENSIVE. I found some 4g ring terminals that use a set-screw system to clamp the wire but am not sure how well they would work. There's probably more to conside but that's what I have for now. Marc "Fat Tuesday" |
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