Formula Battery Setup
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You should use a automatic charging relay if you are going to be using different batteries, or even one new and one old battery.
I run this one: http://www.bluesea.com/products/7610...12_24V_DC_120A
I run this one: http://www.bluesea.com/products/7610...12_24V_DC_120A
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Jordan,
From what I see this would would be grounded and then a wire from each + battery terminal to to the separate terminals on the unit. Would this allow me to have the battery selector on both for charging purposes while running or even starting for that matter?
Thanks again.
Jed
From what I see this would would be grounded and then a wire from each + battery terminal to to the separate terminals on the unit. Would this allow me to have the battery selector on both for charging purposes while running or even starting for that matter?
Thanks again.
Jed
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Jordan,
From what I see this would would be grounded and then a wire from each + battery terminal to to the separate terminals on the unit. Would this allow me to have the battery selector on both for charging purposes while running or even starting for that matter?
Thanks again.
Jed
From what I see this would would be grounded and then a wire from each + battery terminal to to the separate terminals on the unit. Would this allow me to have the battery selector on both for charging purposes while running or even starting for that matter?
Thanks again.
Jed
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Are you sure of this? I was under the impression that with the factory isolator switch the boat would only run or charge whatever battery the switch was to. Meaning if switched to 1 it would start, run, and charge only battery 1 and same with 2 and same with both. This is why when starting I would start on either battery and switch to boat the charge both. When sitting on the hook I will switch to only one battery to preserve the other for starting only and then switch to both to charge both for the run home.
Thank you.
Jed
Are you sure of this? I was under the impression that with the factory isolator switch the boat would only run or charge whatever battery the switch was to. Meaning if switched to 1 it would start, run, and charge only battery 1 and same with 2 and same with both. This is why when starting I would start on either battery and switch to boat the charge both. When sitting on the hook I will switch to only one battery to preserve the other for starting only and then switch to both to charge both for the run home.
Thank you.
Jed
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Are you sure of this? I was under the impression that with the factory isolator switch the boat would only run or charge whatever battery the switch was to. Meaning if switched to 1 it would start, run, and charge only battery 1 and same with 2 and same with both. This is why when starting I would start on either battery and switch to boat the charge both. When sitting on the hook I will switch to only one battery to preserve the other for starting only and then switch to both to charge both for the run home.
Thank you.
Jed
Are you sure of this? I was under the impression that with the factory isolator switch the boat would only run or charge whatever battery the switch was to. Meaning if switched to 1 it would start, run, and charge only battery 1 and same with 2 and same with both. This is why when starting I would start on either battery and switch to boat the charge both. When sitting on the hook I will switch to only one battery to preserve the other for starting only and then switch to both to charge both for the run home.
Thank you.
Jed
Last edited by offthefront; 03-22-2013 at 12:54 PM.
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Jordan,
From what I see this would would be grounded and then a wire from each + battery terminal to to the separate terminals on the unit. Would this allow me to have the battery selector on both for charging purposes while running or even starting for that matter?
Thanks again.
Jed
From what I see this would would be grounded and then a wire from each + battery terminal to to the separate terminals on the unit. Would this allow me to have the battery selector on both for charging purposes while running or even starting for that matter?
Thanks again.
Jed
Last edited by motor; 03-22-2013 at 05:52 PM.
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So if I am understanding this correctly I would wire this directly from my alternator (versus the alternator going to the switch to charge the batteries) and then to the batteries so it will charge both whenever the mototr is running and the switch will decide which battery I am running everything else off of?
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Correct ,from alt to isolator, then the outputs split and run to the individual batteries. Nothing to do with the selector switch. To keep it clean you can hook the charge wires from isolator to the 1 and 2 post on back of selector. Keeps it neater at batteries.
Last edited by motor; 03-25-2013 at 06:14 PM.