Can anyone explain the automated switch that won't allow shore power to engage and therefore cuts off battery charging if your battery amps fall below 8 amps. The circuit will only let shore power engage after an independent battery charger is brought aboard plugged in by 2 miles of extension cords (maybe a slight exaggeration) and used to bring the batteries above 8 amps. Once the batteries reach 8 amps the switch kicks in and allows shore power to kick on and you can finish charging with shore power. As I understand it the switch is wired into the 12 volt circuit and need the 8 amps to engage. Seems like a really dumb set up to me. My questions are:
why set it up that way ?
why is it needed?
can I eliminate it ?
are there better ways to wire it if it's needed?
where is it?
And if your asking how did my batteries get so low ...... some clown unplugged my boat while I was gone and the invertor kicked in running the frig and the freezer until it exhausted the batteries. This the third time I have had a some kind of loss of power problem in the last 6 years. Resulting in the hassle described above.
why set it up that way ?
why is it needed?
can I eliminate it ?
are there better ways to wire it if it's needed?
where is it?
And if your asking how did my batteries get so low ...... some clown unplugged my boat while I was gone and the invertor kicked in running the frig and the freezer until it exhausted the batteries. This the third time I have had a some kind of loss of power problem in the last 6 years. Resulting in the hassle described above.