Cig Battery ???
09-11-2006, 07:59 AM
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Re: Cig Battery ???
Originally Posted by h20 toie
Mine doesn't have the writing either. i always put them on both.
if you put them both on 1 doesn't that mean that they are only running on one battery?
if you put them both on 1 doesn't that mean that they are only running on one battery?
09-11-2006, 12:38 PM
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Re: Cig Battery ???
Originally Posted by CigDaze
Each engine has its own alternator and each is meant to charge and run off its own battery - ideally! - unless one battery is dead or you have one bad alternator, both switches should be on "1"
09-11-2006, 12:47 PM
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Yep. And I guess it makes sense, kind of. I'm no expert, but I would assume that if both switches are on "both," then the the two engines, batteries and alternators are essentially wired together in paralell.
But it seems that most folks run with them on "both" without issue.
I fixed the pic, the first one may be blurry.
But it seems that most folks run with them on "both" without issue.
I fixed the pic, the first one may be blurry.
09-11-2006, 01:27 PM
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I don't see why running them on both would hurt the alternators. You are charging two batteries in series with two alternators. Really not loading up the Alts.
09-11-2006, 10:15 PM
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The only issue i see is if one alt goes bad you would not know it if they are set to both. But i would have thought that the 1 would be for one battery and the 2 for the other. Well next time out i will set them both on one and see what happens.
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