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Andy K. wrote:
Steve, FWIW check with Blue Seas, there was a recall on some of there breakers awhile back. "Steve" wrote in message ... The cables between the engine and house bank was sized for the 100 amp alternator I just installed. ( I just got around to installing it) I'm not on the boat right now so don't remember what that was.. I know the breaker was sized to the cable size running between the two. The reason I mention needing an equalization charge.. I neglected to do this before leaving the dock this spring, not realizing that the batteries have lost some capacity over the last year. I have taken actual current readings of the actual alternator output (via a shunt at the alternator). No doubt about the output and it is all going directly into the house battery bank. However, due to the risk of the breaker opening and leaving an open output on the alternator, I'm now leaving the engine/house battery selector set to "BOTH" for protection sake. I only considered the "reverse current" because some have argued this is a matter of consideration in breakers (LOAD/SOURCE terminals). It was a simple matter to test this possibility. Thanks again Doug Steve s/v Good Intentions I'll do that, but I recall that the 7002 breakers weren't included in that recall. Thanks, Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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