Sunset
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 12, 2013
- Messages
- 278
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Manatee
- Vessel Make
- 1976 Albin 25 DeLuxe
I am new to my boat, new to battery switches and the need for a house battery. But I have been reading some of the battery and electrical threads and I believe I have some sense of what is supposed to be what under the deck. So here's the thing:
The boat has a newish-looking Perko switch with thick red cables leading into it from each battery (starter and 115 AH house). However, whether the switch is on 1 (to start) or Off, all the house lights and other aux. items function. So if some passenger flicks a light switch, it will stay on until I notice it or the batts die.
Am I right in suspecting someone got the switch install all wrong?
The boat has a newish-looking Perko switch with thick red cables leading into it from each battery (starter and 115 AH house). However, whether the switch is on 1 (to start) or Off, all the house lights and other aux. items function. So if some passenger flicks a light switch, it will stay on until I notice it or the batts die.
Am I right in suspecting someone got the switch install all wrong?