" Tuuk" wrote in message
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Hi Larry

Thanks for the reply and expertise,,

I do not have a dvm or specific gravitity measurer.

So I should shut it off now because it is lightly bubbling on the 2am
charge because it has not reached the capacity point where the automatic
shut off should have shut off. I tried it on an old 12v deep cycle and it
did charge it quickly (maybe an hour) and green light came on. But these
two new ones which are larger in size and weight are not shutting off the
automatic charger yet. I am a bit reluctant to charge it in the 10amp. The
folks at the C.T. told me to bring in the batteries and they will put a
30amp on them and have them topped up in minutes but I did some reading
and that can't be too good for the deepcycle batteries.

Without the dvm or hydrometer I cannot really do much as I will need to
know the condition of battery and maximum charge coming off that charger.

I will look for those tools,

thanks


I don't think one charge like this would do much harm if you decide to have
them do it. They're under warranty, right? Make sure you document when this
is done, then if there's a problem, you've got some leverage.

After, I would monitor the batteries condition closely for a few weeks, then
check them regularly thereafter.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
easolutions...

The folks at the C.T. told me to bring in the batteries and they will
put a 30amp on them and have them topped up in minutes but I did some
reading and that can't be too good for the deepcycle batteries.




I don't think one charge like this would do much harm if you decide to
have them do it.


Now's that's the voice of experience! Ignore any advice from this
knucklehead he's blowing smoke from his ass.

"Mac Donald" wrote in news:2tn979.6g0.19.1
@news.alt.net:


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
easolutions...

The folks at the C.T. told me to bring in the batteries and they will
put a 30amp on them and have them topped up in minutes but I did some
reading and that can't be too good for the deepcycle batteries.




I don't think one charge like this would do much harm if you decide to
have them do it.


Now's that's the voice of experience! Ignore any advice from this
knucklehead he's blowing smoke from his ass.




Mac? Don't you have 4 500A alternators in parallel so you can charge the
house batteries in 5 minutes, like some boats I know?....(c;]

(It's not funny...I actually saw one like this!....with kids aboard going
offshore!)

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Larry

If a man goes way out into the woods all alone and says something,
is it still wrong, even though no woman hears him?

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:58:11 +0000, Larry wrote:

Mac? Don't you have 4 500A alternators in parallel so you can charge the
house batteries in 5 minutes, like some boats I know?....(c;]

We have a pair of 250 amp alternators. They won't charge the
batteries in 5 minutes, but at half power they will drive a 2500 watt
inverter at full output.

http://www.alternatorparts.com/Extreme%20Duty%20Dual%20Rectifier%20CS-144%20type.htm

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:12:42 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:58:11 +0000, Larry wrote:

Mac? Don't you have 4 500A alternators in parallel so you can charge the
house batteries in 5 minutes, like some boats I know?....(c;]

We have a pair of 250 amp alternators. They won't charge the
batteries in 5 minutes, but at half power they will drive a 2500 watt
inverter at full output.

http://www.alternatorparts.com/Extreme%20Duty%20Dual%20Rectifier%20CS-144%20type.htm

Without a battery that would be in the region of 200 amps, not
considering system loss.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:15:09 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

We have a pair of 250 amp alternators. They won't charge the
batteries in 5 minutes, but at half power they will drive a 2500 watt
inverter at full output.

http://www.alternatorparts.com/Extreme%20Duty%20Dual%20Rectifier%20CS-144%20type.htm

Without a battery that would be in the region of 200 amps, not
considering system loss.

Yes, and there are losses, even with big cables and heavy duty lugs.

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:58:11 +0000, Larry wrote:

"Mac Donald" wrote in news:2tn979.6g0.19.1
:


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
easolutions...

The folks at the C.T. told me to bring in the batteries and they will
put a 30amp on them and have them topped up in minutes but I did some
reading and that can't be too good for the deepcycle batteries.




I don't think one charge like this would do much harm if you decide to
have them do it.


Now's that's the voice of experience! Ignore any advice from this
knucklehead he's blowing smoke from his ass.




Mac? Don't you have 4 500A alternators in parallel so you can charge the
house batteries in 5 minutes, like some boats I know?....(c;]

(It's not funny...I actually saw one like this!....with kids aboard going
offshore!)

How much voltage do you need to pump 2,000 amps into a battery?

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:10:49 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

Mac? Don't you have 4 500A alternators in parallel so you can charge the
house batteries in 5 minutes, like some boats I know?....(c;]

(It's not funny...I actually saw one like this!....with kids aboard going
offshore!)

How much voltage do you need to pump 2,000 amps into a battery?

More to the point, how much battery do you need? I'd estimate about
40 pairs of golf cart batts at about 120 lbs per pair. Maybe the
question is "how much boat do you need" ?

"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote:


How much voltage do you need to pump 2,000 amps into a battery?


How muich time do you have?

Lew

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:43:20 GMT, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote:


"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote:


How much voltage do you need to pump 2,000 amps into a battery?


How muich time do you have?

Lew

What? Amps have nothing to do with time.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)