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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Saloon Stereo.
    Took your advice (exactly what Xantrex specifies) but I didn't want to remove a whole 2 runs (positive and negative) of perfectly good...
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    My confidence continues to rise as I go through more and more of this boat fixing, repairing, replacing and upgrading. Many "what was...
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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Time for Lithium House.
    I still suspect dead cells. The voltage difference is the same and just about 2/3 cells working. Tall batts make it easier to happen...
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    That is an excellent idea! Something I worry about also as I have not played with the generator yet. I have started it and I know it...
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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Time for Lithium House.
    The wiring looks fine. The batts are seven years old. When mine were 7 years old they were shot. Not like dhays, the voltage (no...
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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Time for Lithium House.
    Yeah. It looks like 2 batteries each have a shorted cell.
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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Moorage cost search.
    Yes, do call and ask. For example my dock advertises slip cost online. When I called it was 20% less. Another good sign is the marina...
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    I think I got it now, it's a diode combiner as opposed to an isolator. 2 diodes forward direction to the middle. If one bank is low...
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    Ignore everything I wrote, the cables threw me. Indeed there is a ZF Mathers control box that takes cable inputs and uses servo motors...
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    If it drops half a volt at 70 amps it is dissipating 35 watts. Thirty five watts on some little contacts will get really hot.
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    I would get rid of it for 2 reasons; 1) It drops half a volt which is way too high for a switch. 2) The max load is 70 amps. Seventy...
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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Bow thruster incident.
    Suspect a high current relay got "welded closed" or the controller gave an wrong signal. Did the thruster start by itself or where you...
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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Time for Lithium House.
    I don't worry about circulation, I've grabbed the batts many times now while charging and the case is not even warm, just ambient. They...
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    How about removing all the perimeter screws on the panel and taking a look?
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    Delta Riverat replied to the thread Time for Lithium House.
    Yeah, good idea. Tell them you have 600 pounds of free lead. Just take them out of the boat - :)
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