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6:59 pm
July 7, 2010


dougw

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I have a ProMariner 3-bank charger. When it's in the maintenance cycle it's hitting the batter with 14.7v for several hours then goes into float mode. It has 3 different cycles it goes through on the way to charging a battery. In the automotive world alternators/regulators normally charge at around 14.3v(best I recall). Maybe I'll get on the water next week. Rain has been playing havoc with my work schedule so it'll depend on what happens between now n' then. I'm ready… boats ready… but if I don't get some work accomplished…. lotta folks are gonna be quite unhappy!

7:38 am
July 7, 2010


lilmule

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Actually a battery should have 13.2,a display of under that is a sign of weakness,however a voltage of a lot higher indicates a charging system is off somewhere,they have a regulator that should keep it under 14 v,
Ive seen 12.7 and knew I had a problem iwith some batterys its merely a fluid level problem easily solved,others like 1.2 v difference and its a cell,same boat charging was normally 13.7,after one battery replacement it normally stayed 13.2 or 3 to 13.7,running or not unless discharged by something,like a troller,there are after market meters or guages that will read all two,three or four batteries each seperate.
Yes lets hope it was all left in the loaner boat.

2:32 pm
July 6, 2010


OutdoorFrontiers

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I hope your problems are in Florida and that they didn't simply transfer to another ride….

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7:41 am
July 6, 2010


dougw

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After having finally got the boat reassembled I plugged the battery charger in. When I had the loaner boat my 522c would register max around 12.7v, even with the charger running. When I installed the 2009 225 Pro XS I also installed a full line of SmartCraft and SystemLink gauges, which I figure are fairly accurate. So now I wanted to compare the voltage reading between the 522c and the SmartCraft gauge. As an aside, even when running full tilt the 522c displayed, at most, 13.1v. Ok… so I turn on the 522c. It initalizes and to my surprise displays 14.7v. Flip the key to the on position, they initalize and I scroll through the various displays until I get to battery voltage. The SmartCraft Tach display shows… 14.7v. Then… when the 522c was installed in the 2007 intimidator as I dimmed the display on the 522c the voltage would increase, not so this time.

The intimidator had a Guest Charger, which I'm not a fan of. It also had a maintanence free delco battery that was more than likely 4 years old. Come to think of it I had also used a volt meter at the battery and never got more than 13.something volts. Now I think I know why I had low voltage which lead to dead fish. The cranking battery was on it's last leg.  But with it being maintenance free I could not use my battery cell tester. Hopefully those issues are now setting in Florida for someone else to resolve!
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