JohnP
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I was poking around my engine "room" looking for a new home for my 4d main batteries.
They are centerline mounted on the engine stringers against the aft bulkhead,* this is the place I want to install a 4kw generator.
Figured I would move them against the forward bulkhead one on each side of the engine stringers.* I looked at all the cabling to the batteries and they did a nice job putting this all together.* I finally looked at my manual and now realize how the dc wiring system works.
There is a solenoid panel in front of the engine, that has two main Battery cutoffs (operable from under the steps to the forward cabin)
It also has a solenoid which works in conjunction with the starter switch and parallels the batteries each and everytime you start.
The battery selector switch on the main panel just selects which battery the house loads will be drawn from.** 1,2, Both.*** An isolator feeds charging current from the alternator to each battery separately.
The system has worked well, in fact I was not even aware how well it worked because the engine always starts strong even after overnites with lighting, Tv, frig, pumps, all drawing juice.
I plan to leave this system intact and install another starting battery for the generator, and probably an emergency parallel switch to allow the genny battery to start the main or vice versa if need be.
Does anyone with an early 1980s Ig still use this original system?
Has it caused any problems?
I am attaching a diagram from my manual ( the soleniod panel is highlighted in red)
JohnP
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-- Edited by JohnP on Tuesday 22nd of November 2011 06:06:16 PM
They are centerline mounted on the engine stringers against the aft bulkhead,* this is the place I want to install a 4kw generator.
Figured I would move them against the forward bulkhead one on each side of the engine stringers.* I looked at all the cabling to the batteries and they did a nice job putting this all together.* I finally looked at my manual and now realize how the dc wiring system works.
There is a solenoid panel in front of the engine, that has two main Battery cutoffs (operable from under the steps to the forward cabin)
It also has a solenoid which works in conjunction with the starter switch and parallels the batteries each and everytime you start.
The battery selector switch on the main panel just selects which battery the house loads will be drawn from.** 1,2, Both.*** An isolator feeds charging current from the alternator to each battery separately.
The system has worked well, in fact I was not even aware how well it worked because the engine always starts strong even after overnites with lighting, Tv, frig, pumps, all drawing juice.
I plan to leave this system intact and install another starting battery for the generator, and probably an emergency parallel switch to allow the genny battery to start the main or vice versa if need be.
Does anyone with an early 1980s Ig still use this original system?
Has it caused any problems?
I am attaching a diagram from my manual ( the soleniod panel is highlighted in red)
JohnP
*
-- Edited by JohnP on Tuesday 22nd of November 2011 06:06:16 PM