New Setup
The ACR is brand new, so is the start battery (the one that went almost dead (would not crank engine) after one month) and Blue Sea battery switch is new. Yes the shore charger was "on" the whole time while the start battery went almost dead. It was installed by Seaview Marine in Bellingham, by their "best" electrician. I spent quite a bit of money to get the charging system rewired so all charging sources were to the house bank (both shore charger and alternator). The net result (after their work) is the alternator's charging performance did not improve as promised, and now the shore charger did not keep the start battery charged. I would have been better to stay with the combiner (and system that I had and saved the over $2,000) that I had. I have reattached the second lead on the Xantrex shore charger to the start battery and that has resulted in the start battery being able to very effectively crank the engine and start. I know this is not what Blue Sea recommends and I am asking for suggestions to "get it right".
Thanks again for your help and suggestions ,
Tom