Delta Riverat
Guru
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2022
- Messages
- 1,065
- Location
- Stockton
- Vessel Name
- Dream Catcher
- Vessel Make
- 1979 Island Gypsy 44 Flush Aft Deck
Has begun.
Spent 4 hours in and out of the engine room and removed 2 defective units, a "Wells Power Plant" battery combiner and a West Marine, wait for it, 10A battery charger. Both non functional and the first obsolete. These old boats...
Also found that although I have 5 batteries and thought 2 house, 2 engine and 1 generator, the reality is the 5th batt which I thought was the generator was simply bridged over to one of the house batts. Which kinda makes sense as the house batts are ready for the grave.
The good news is I can pop in my spare batt to have enough juice to make it to the boat yard and have the (2) 4D's (from 2017) removed.
The bad news is I'm sure that the house bank alternator with the also now obsolete Next Step external regulator is not working either.
The good news is the new charger works and the 2 banks appear to be isolated.
Spent 4 hours in and out of the engine room and removed 2 defective units, a "Wells Power Plant" battery combiner and a West Marine, wait for it, 10A battery charger. Both non functional and the first obsolete. These old boats...
Also found that although I have 5 batteries and thought 2 house, 2 engine and 1 generator, the reality is the 5th batt which I thought was the generator was simply bridged over to one of the house batts. Which kinda makes sense as the house batts are ready for the grave.
The good news is I can pop in my spare batt to have enough juice to make it to the boat yard and have the (2) 4D's (from 2017) removed.
The bad news is I'm sure that the house bank alternator with the also now obsolete Next Step external regulator is not working either.
The good news is the new charger works and the 2 banks appear to be isolated.