I have upgraded the solar charge controller and alternator. The solar charge controller is a midnight kid. The solar panels are two 180 watt in series. I realize there are some drawbacks to series but it seems to be working great and so I choose to leave it that way. One nice thing is it sits way back over and aft of the transom. And rarely picks shade except perhaps from a low lying sun forward of midships. The alternator is 140 amp from electro Max with the external Balmar smart regulator. While doing the upgrades I have used some cheap Walmart deep cycle marine flooded cell plate batteries. Since the boat is loaded so heavily aft and water line to the rear is sunk, especially when outboard engine and dinghy are loaded that I am going to move the batteries forward to the now empty holding tank locker just about 3 feet forward of the mast. Hopefully this movement of weight forward will level the boat. I am going to install two AGM batteries. For a total amp hour on the house Bank of 300 A hours.
The batteries are lifeline GPL 30 HT 150 amp hours.
I intend to run cables from the forward part of the battery to the rear old the battery compartments. There I will use a bus to make my connections with the house switch. That is also where I will connect the solar charger input and the alternator Belmar regulator.
My questions involved this connection
1. The run is 20 feet. The table will be marine grade. What gauge cable do I use? It is my understanding that the largest voltage drop consideration for the amperage draw will be for the starter. The engine is a three cylinder Yanmar 3GM30F, 27 hp.
2. What are the fuses and where do the fuses go
Thanks,
Keith
The batteries are lifeline GPL 30 HT 150 amp hours.
I intend to run cables from the forward part of the battery to the rear old the battery compartments. There I will use a bus to make my connections with the house switch. That is also where I will connect the solar charger input and the alternator Belmar regulator.
My questions involved this connection
1. The run is 20 feet. The table will be marine grade. What gauge cable do I use? It is my understanding that the largest voltage drop consideration for the amperage draw will be for the starter. The engine is a three cylinder Yanmar 3GM30F, 27 hp.
2. What are the fuses and where do the fuses go
Thanks,
Keith
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