Add A House Battery - 35 Lightning
08-16-2013, 11:05 AM
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Add A House Battery - 35 Lightning
I've been assembling some components to install a 3rd battery in our 35 Lightning. I'm to the point of actually doing the install, but looking at the wiring diagram leaves me with very little direction at this point.
My plan is to have 1 starting battery for each engine, and 1 house battery for cabin and stereo. Therefore, I need to find the main conductor from the cabin breaker panel to the battery and/or switch.
Does the wiring for the cabin breaker panel start at the one of the battery switches (from the common post)? ...or is there a 12v buss bar somewhere else? I'm hoping to not have to gut the interior to trace this wire down, so if you have any suggestions or have done this before, I'd appreciate any advice.
I will be installing a VSR to maintain the house battery while underway. The battery will likely be located just forward of the fresh water tank on the port side, as that looks like the only place it could go.
Thanks again for any advice.
My plan is to have 1 starting battery for each engine, and 1 house battery for cabin and stereo. Therefore, I need to find the main conductor from the cabin breaker panel to the battery and/or switch.
Does the wiring for the cabin breaker panel start at the one of the battery switches (from the common post)? ...or is there a 12v buss bar somewhere else? I'm hoping to not have to gut the interior to trace this wire down, so if you have any suggestions or have done this before, I'd appreciate any advice.
I will be installing a VSR to maintain the house battery while underway. The battery will likely be located just forward of the fresh water tank on the port side, as that looks like the only place it could go.
Thanks again for any advice.
