Rocinante33
Contributing Partner
I'm planning to make some changes to my battery system. We currently have two group 27 deep cycle batteries wired as seperate banks. I want to combine the two into one large house bank, then add another small (group 24?) starter battery under the quarterberth. I will add a Xantrex Echocharger to keep the two banks charged. It is this one;
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/103/p/1/pt/8/product.asp
And I also want to replace the battery switch. I will use either;
http://bluesea.com/category/1/products/6007
or this one;
http://bluesea.com/category/1/products/6011
So, the questions are;
Are either of these preferrable? Has anyone mounted one of these switches on one of our stock Ericson panels? There are three differnt ways they can be mounted. Did you mount it from the rear? Did you use a standard hole saw to cut the aluminum panel? Any ideas or comments out there?
I will relocate my battery charger (Xantrex Truecharge 20 amp) into the battery compartment during this project and add a couple of vents.
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/103/p/1/pt/8/product.asp
And I also want to replace the battery switch. I will use either;
http://bluesea.com/category/1/products/6007
or this one;
http://bluesea.com/category/1/products/6011
So, the questions are;
Are either of these preferrable? Has anyone mounted one of these switches on one of our stock Ericson panels? There are three differnt ways they can be mounted. Did you mount it from the rear? Did you use a standard hole saw to cut the aluminum panel? Any ideas or comments out there?
I will relocate my battery charger (Xantrex Truecharge 20 amp) into the battery compartment during this project and add a couple of vents.
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