BrianSmith
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2014
- Messages
- 487
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Smartini
- Vessel Make
- 2002 Kristen 52' Flybridge Trawler
I have a 12V house bank, and a 12V genset start battery, and a 24V main engine start battery (only one engine). The 24V "battery" is actually 2 12V's in series. The genset battery and the two main engine batteries are all right next to each other in the same battery box. The house bank is on the opposite side of the engine room (8 - 10 feet away, if you're measuring cable runs).
I have a parallel switch that allows me to parallet the 12V house bank with the 12V genset start battery, in case the start battery ever dies.
Currently, I'm having some issues getting my main engine start batteries fully charged. Not sure what the issue is, but let's leave that alone for now, please. I want to know if I can move the cables from the 12V genset start battery to the posts of one of the 12V main engine start batteries - and then use the parallel switch to add the capacity of the house bank to the main engine start bank? (You know - without a massive shower of sparks, and batteries exploding, and all kinds of bad stuff.)
I'm in the Bahamas, a few days from Nassau, and I'm trying to put together a "Plan B" if my main engine start batteries get too low for a start. I need only a couple to get me to Nassau!
I have a parallel switch that allows me to parallet the 12V house bank with the 12V genset start battery, in case the start battery ever dies.
Currently, I'm having some issues getting my main engine start batteries fully charged. Not sure what the issue is, but let's leave that alone for now, please. I want to know if I can move the cables from the 12V genset start battery to the posts of one of the 12V main engine start batteries - and then use the parallel switch to add the capacity of the house bank to the main engine start bank? (You know - without a massive shower of sparks, and batteries exploding, and all kinds of bad stuff.)
I'm in the Bahamas, a few days from Nassau, and I'm trying to put together a "Plan B" if my main engine start batteries get too low for a start. I need only a couple to get me to Nassau!