Reggie Smithers wrote:
JimH wrote:
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
Note to Reggie: Do you see now why I asked for a discussion of
this? A couple of folks, including me, have learned some new things
about these switches that were not known before. ;-)
JimH,
I said the exact same thing after Chuck's post and was the reason I
thought you asked the question. Now if this was my Perko switch and
my boat, I would never use JiminFla post or even Chuck's post as the
gospel. I have seen too many incorrect advice given in rec.boats to
follow any of the recommendations. At this point, I would contact
Perko directly and get their recommendations and ask them if
JiminTampa observations is correct.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Whatever.

You did ask for our opinions didn't you? I gave you my opinion. The
reason I did is how do you know who gave you the correct advice, was it
Chuck, who didn't say the separate regulator was necessary or was it
JiminFl who gave you the correct advice when he said the more expensive
one was useless if you didn't have a separate regulator.

If we wait a few more days, I am sure we will have many more experts
give conflicting recommendations. How do you decide what advice to follow?

So, for this reason, I gave you my advice of contacting Perko.

By the way, do you really know for certain if you do or do not have a
separate regulator?

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

"Brian Cleveland" wrote in message
...

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..
I am putting in a 2nd battery on my boat and will need an A/B switch.

Is the field disconnect one (such as this one http://tinyurl.com/pa9hn )
always the way to go, or is the one that is $10 cheaper but lack field
disconnect a better option? I do not switch to the other battery while
under power.....never have and do not plan to now. The switch will not
be
out in the open for anyone to fool with.

So save the $10 bucks or get the higher priced one?


The Field Disconnect does require 2 extra wires but would probably be
worth
it to keep from frying the alternator by accidently switching to off with
engine running. Scroll down to page 11 in following link

http://tinyurl.com/8ffe7

brian c
m/v canwegonow


Thank you Brian. Great link.

JimH wrote:
"Brian Cleveland" wrote in message
...
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..
I am putting in a 2nd battery on my boat and will need an A/B switch.

Is the field disconnect one (such as this one http://tinyurl.com/pa9hn )
always the way to go, or is the one that is $10 cheaper but lack field
disconnect a better option? I do not switch to the other battery while
under power.....never have and do not plan to now. The switch will not
be
out in the open for anyone to fool with.

So save the $10 bucks or get the higher priced one?


The Field Disconnect does require 2 extra wires but would probably be
worth
it to keep from frying the alternator by accidently switching to off with
engine running. Scroll down to page 11 in following link

http://tinyurl.com/8ffe7

brian c
m/v canwegonow


Thank you Brian. Great link.


For some reason, I could not download pdf file. Did they say it was
necessary to have a separate regulator to prevent frying the alternator?

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...

I said the exact same thing after Chuck's post and was the reason I
thought you asked the question. Now if this was my Perko switch and my
boat, I would never use JiminFla post or even Chuck's post as the gospel.
I have seen too many incorrect advice given in rec.boats to follow any of
the recommendations. At this point, I would contact Perko directly and
get their recommendations and ask them if JiminTampa observations is
correct.


When JIMinFL was JIMinMA, those of us with gas I/O boats with mechanical or
electrical problems were like the people in the old investment firm
commercials (Smith Barney?) where, when Jim spoke, everybody listened.

He knows his stuff.

RCE

"RCE" wrote in message
...

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...

I said the exact same thing after Chuck's post and was the reason I
thought you asked the question. Now if this was my Perko switch and my
boat, I would never use JiminFla post or even Chuck's post as the gospel.
I have seen too many incorrect advice given in rec.boats to follow any of
the recommendations. At this point, I would contact Perko directly and
get their recommendations and ask them if JiminTampa observations is
correct.


When JIMinFL was JIMinMA, those of us with gas I/O boats with mechanical
or electrical problems were like the people in the old investment firm
commercials (Smith Barney?) where, when Jim spoke, everybody listened.

He knows his stuff.

RCE

(blush)
Smuthers needs to be heard on every subject. Let's see what his research
turns up.

"RCE" wrote in message
...

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...

I said the exact same thing after Chuck's post and was the reason I
thought you asked the question. Now if this was my Perko switch and my
boat, I would never use JiminFla post or even Chuck's post as the gospel.
I have seen too many incorrect advice given in rec.boats to follow any of
the recommendations. At this point, I would contact Perko directly and
get their recommendations and ask them if JiminTampa observations is
correct.


When JIMinFL was JIMinMA, those of us with gas I/O boats with mechanical
or electrical problems were like the people in the old investment firm
commercials (Smith Barney?) where, when Jim spoke, everybody listened.

He knows his stuff.

RCE


As does the Chuckster. I think I received some good advice in this thread
and I thank the contributors.

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
JimH wrote:
"Brian Cleveland" wrote in message
...
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..
I am putting in a 2nd battery on my boat and will need an A/B switch.

Is the field disconnect one (such as this one
http://tinyurl.com/pa9hn )
always the way to go, or is the one that is $10 cheaper but lack field
disconnect a better option? I do not switch to the other battery
while
under power.....never have and do not plan to now. The switch will
not
be
out in the open for anyone to fool with.

So save the $10 bucks or get the higher priced one?


The Field Disconnect does require 2 extra wires but would probably be
worth
it to keep from frying the alternator by accidently switching to off
with
engine running. Scroll down to page 11 in following link

http://tinyurl.com/8ffe7

brian c
m/v canwegonow


Thank you Brian. Great link.


For some reason, I could not download pdf file. Did they say it was
necessary to have a separate regulator to prevent frying the alternator?

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

The way I read the info [i don't claim to understand everything i know about
this ] the field disconnect will work on all alternators except the
single wire ones. It shows how to wire a remote regulator as well as the
kind that are"unitized" [built in regulator with 3 wire hookup]

I'm going to have to go take my pergo 1,2,both switch apart now to see which
kind it is.

brian c
m/v canwegonow

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:03:58 -0500, "Brian Cleveland"
wrote:

I'm going to have to go take my pergo 1,2,both switch apart now to see which
kind it is.

You don't have to take it apart. If there are three (and only three)
large terminals on the back it is a conventional "off-one-both-two"
switch. If there are additional terminals on the back, generally
smaller, it probably has the field disconnect feature.

RCE wrote:
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
I said the exact same thing after Chuck's post and was the reason I
thought you asked the question. Now if this was my Perko switch and my
boat, I would never use JiminFla post or even Chuck's post as the gospel.
I have seen too many incorrect advice given in rec.boats to follow any of
the recommendations. At this point, I would contact Perko directly and
get their recommendations and ask them if JiminTampa observations is
correct.


When JIMinFL was JIMinMA, those of us with gas I/O boats with mechanical or
electrical problems were like the people in the old investment firm
commercials (Smith Barney?) where, when Jim spoke, everybody listened.

He knows his stuff.

RCE


Richard,
I am sure he does, but when someone asks a question, and receives two
knowledgeable people give in depth responses, how does one decide whose
advice to follow?

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

JimH wrote:
"RCE" wrote in message
...
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
I said the exact same thing after Chuck's post and was the reason I
thought you asked the question. Now if this was my Perko switch and my
boat, I would never use JiminFla post or even Chuck's post as the gospel.
I have seen too many incorrect advice given in rec.boats to follow any of
the recommendations. At this point, I would contact Perko directly and
get their recommendations and ask them if JiminTampa observations is
correct.

When JIMinFL was JIMinMA, those of us with gas I/O boats with mechanical
or electrical problems were like the people in the old investment firm
commercials (Smith Barney?) where, when Jim spoke, everybody listened.

He knows his stuff.

RCE


As does the Chuckster. I think I received some good advice in this thread
and I thank the contributors.


Do you have a separate regulator?, because if I understood JiminFl
correctly, he would recommend you spend the extra $10.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."