How does a marine battery selector switch work?
The boat is equipped with a Dual Circuit Plus battery switch (OFF-ON-COMBINE). The purpose of this switch is to isolate an engine battery from the house bank. When the switch is turned to ON, the engine battery is connected to the engine and the house bank is connected to the house loads.
How does Perko switch work?
On the common you run the main cable from the engine and connect it to the common terminal on the back of the Perko switch. When the boat is not on the water keep the switch in the off position, when you arrive at the ramp I flip it to position #1, start the motor and you can use anything want on the boat.
What is a marine battery switch?
The Main Battery Switch is an essential component for every boat. It disconnects your engine and all your standard (non-24 hour) loads from your boat’s batteries and prevents battery drains while in storage.
How do I charge batteries with Perko switch?
Just put the Pos (+) wire from the charger to the “C” (common) terminal of the Perko and run the switch in “Both”. This is the same s the alternator charging. Just make sure the Neg (-) of the charger goes to the engine or the neg (-) of the main/starting battery.
Why do boats have two batteries?
A boat typically has 2 or 3 batteries (or more) to serve as separate “house” and “starter” batteries. A designated starter battery (or dual-purpose) is used to start the boat’s engine. A deep-cycle battery (or more) and is used for all other battery operated needs when on the water.
Can you switch batteries while boat is running?
You may change from one to two or both, but NEVER go through the OFF position…or you may damage your alternator/voltage regulator. Unless you have other supporting equipment, the engine when running will only charge the selected battery. Avoid using “both” unless each battery is too weak to start the engine.
Why does my boat have two battery switches?
Any boat with more than one battery will usually be set up with two “banks” of batteries – one that is used purely to start the engine (the “start” battery bank), and another (often referred to as the “house” bank) to run any items on-board that require power (like refrigeration, lights, radios, etc.).
What are the terminals on a guest battery selector switch?
The terminals on the back are mostly simply labeled as “battery 1” and “battery 2” but the “feed’ lug should be called “output” IMO. lugs are very large, both in diameter and length and include split lock washers. I had Guest single switch stock in y Searay and added a second battery.
Can a guest 1.5 amp battery maintainer be used?
A new Guest 1.5 amp battery maintainer is highly reliable, extends your battery life, will charge, maintain and re-charge your battery if it falls below 12.9V. The maintainer can be safely connected to your battery for short or long periods of time.
When to switch from batteries to water tank?
Since it takes about 4 hours on a sunny day to completely fill the water tank, and only one day to fully charge the 4 batteries, we can leave the power routed to the batteries most of the time, and switch to the well when we need to fill the tank. This switch is exactly what we needed.
Can a battery be connected to a maintainer?
The maintainer can be safely connected to your battery for short or long periods of time. To increase versatility the maintainer comes with alligator clips and ring terminals for the output cable.