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battery charging issues
vidalia at 1:52pm 09.04.22
The current provided by the solar charger is determined in part by the acceptance rate of the batte
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Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 09.04.22
As for the isolator, how else would I get the alternator output to three different banks without a
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jssailem at 1:50pm 09.04.22
Good question. As suggested by Mainesail, the BlueSeas ACR is a system structure link to charge the
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senang at 1:40pm 09.04.22
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Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 09.04.22
It tows nicely too!
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Lee Hadjiosif at 1:22pm 09.04.22
Lee. you say you are sailing in the Med. Based on how you state your system is wired, makes me wond
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Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 09.04.22
You should be able to find your boat manual in the archives. This will show what the interior of t
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Ralph Johnstone at 1:14pm 09.04.22
you are getting what you paid for. Very good then. Just wanted to be sure I was getting what I p
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senang at 1:11pm 09.04.22
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Ralph Johnstone at 1:11pm 09.04.22
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vidalia at 12:44pm 09.04.22
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WI Rigger at 12:42pm 09.04.22
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martx007 at 12:40pm 09.04.22
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