I posted this on another forum but unfortunately didnt get any response. Was hoping i could get an opinion here. I know there are some very knowledgeable electricians here.
Attached is the way my current wiring is set up. The boat is not an Ericson but has a Universal 5432 engine which i know was used in a lot of Ericsons. I am going to have plenty of questions about this later but for now want to tackle my wiring.
I do have the old trailer connector plugs/ with ammeter installed which i plan to get rid of as part of a wiring upgrade planned in the next month or so. my current question is more of curiosity and 'just to make sure' everything is ok for now variety.
the boat was built in 1980 and has an old Raritan Crown II 50 Amp charger. I finally sat down this weekend and traced all the relevant wiring that i will be replacing first including new charger, house batteries, start batteries, 1-2-B switch and Blue Sea ACR, fuses etc... attached is an image of how it is currently wired. i am curious if firstly the wiring is typical of how it might have been done in 1980 era and second if everything looks relatively safe even though there are no fuses present.
At first glance my inexperienced eyes tell me the second start battery is probably getting undercharged constantly and is the alternator sending a charge back to the C post ont the switch sending charge to whichever bank i have selected?
The cable leading from the Alt to starter is 10 AWG. All the rest of the wiring looks like 4 and 2 AWG. mostly 2 but the long length (20 ft round trip) to the house is 4 AWG
Thanks
Attached is the way my current wiring is set up. The boat is not an Ericson but has a Universal 5432 engine which i know was used in a lot of Ericsons. I am going to have plenty of questions about this later but for now want to tackle my wiring.
I do have the old trailer connector plugs/ with ammeter installed which i plan to get rid of as part of a wiring upgrade planned in the next month or so. my current question is more of curiosity and 'just to make sure' everything is ok for now variety.
the boat was built in 1980 and has an old Raritan Crown II 50 Amp charger. I finally sat down this weekend and traced all the relevant wiring that i will be replacing first including new charger, house batteries, start batteries, 1-2-B switch and Blue Sea ACR, fuses etc... attached is an image of how it is currently wired. i am curious if firstly the wiring is typical of how it might have been done in 1980 era and second if everything looks relatively safe even though there are no fuses present.
At first glance my inexperienced eyes tell me the second start battery is probably getting undercharged constantly and is the alternator sending a charge back to the C post ont the switch sending charge to whichever bank i have selected?
The cable leading from the Alt to starter is 10 AWG. All the rest of the wiring looks like 4 and 2 AWG. mostly 2 but the long length (20 ft round trip) to the house is 4 AWG
Thanks