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    Dual battery set up.

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    On 8/9/2019 at 12:03 PM, zmk1962 said:

    Fully appreciate what your saying @Formosan especially if the main objective is to keep both batteries fully charged with minimum manual intervention.

    But there are several types of VSRs out there, some just manage keeping both batteries charged, others also allow you to isolate your circuits so the electronics and motor run off different batteries. 

    Also VSRs can be installed with or without isolation switches and you may actually need to add isolation switches in your VSR set up to protect your self from certain failures.  So I don't feel comfortable to say the answer is VSR  without fully understanding what the problem is.

    In the end it all comes down to requirements -

    • what electrical devices you plan to run, when and for how long, and
    • what redundancy you need (ie. from what failures you are trying to protect your self). 

    Your power requirements will help determine the optimum choice of battery type and quantity: Start or Deepcycle or Hybrid battery. So list all the devices you plan to run and when they will be running (motors, radio, lights, sounder, anchor winch, bilge, bait pump, deck wash, minn kota etc)

    Your redundancy requirements will help determine the optimum wiring configuration (with or without VSR). So list out the key electrical issues you are trying to protect yourself from (flat battery, dead battery, etc) and how quickly you need to recover from that issue. 

    Your understanding of the limitations of your wiring set up will drive you to decide if you are comfortable with a manual set up  or want to invest in an automated set up. I can see @dmck  is happy with a manual set up as I am - it meets all our requirements.

    All these considerations  were discussed in the previous post I mentioned.

    Cheers Zoran

     

    Zoran,  You may be over thinking this but good points there to help justify consideration for a manual switch.

    @Rhys Rowlo

    You have a 60 Hp engine, so not a huge boat. Are you a bait fisho or a offshore fisho? Trolling cover some distant? Downrigging?

    Can you calculate and measure your power requirements (what electrical devices. what it consumes, how long run for?) every day on the water could be different typically sounder ,lights, livie pump goes on all day and possibilty electric reels. If you are a bait fisher anchor up and engine off. Manual switch will be fine but I would still get an auto charge.

    If you are an offshore fisho cover alot of distance , have electronics running all the time and not sure what everything uses and past age 40 (memory loss which battery did i use last time?). Then definitely get a VSR kit.

    For peace of mine ..grab an add a 2nd battery kit. When you add a 2nd battery in a boat or a 4wd it is best pratice is to put in a  VSR (Relay) and it comes with the kit with a switch, to close the circuit to charge the 2nd battery. With a 4wd you could always walk home.

    A VSR it is just a relay that closes the circuit .  VSR , a Voltage sensitive relay it will closes when it senses 13.6V.It isnt that hard. When you get the boat with single battery, it is all wired into one circuit to one battery.Just leave the engine and bilge pump 's circuit on the first battery.  Add a 2nd battery and put all the accessories onto a new circuit that connects to 2nd battery so now you have isolation. Add the VSR to bridge the two for charging.

    BEP and Blueseas makes kits for Marine.

    Check them out, the Blueseas  i think is better as it has one switch that does it all unlike the BEPs multiple switches.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Port Stephens- Pre fish

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    On 6/15/2019 at 5:16 PM, Berleyguts said:

    Little Beach. The sand has been cleared recently so it’s pretty easy for most boats. Shoal Bay ramp is closer but it’s shallower so not so good for bigger boats. Neither ramps have a jetty or pontoon to tie up to. Use Soldiers Point if you want that - heaps better ramp but a longer run to the heads. Probably takes me 10-15 minutes but longer coming back into the winter westerlies in my open boat! “You grit your teeth and get wet!@ 😂

    Thanks BerleyGuts.

    Sydney Snappers on Metal jigs and Plastics with Video

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Well done boys, putting in the hours and consistantly getting awesome reds! Nice vids again....I never get tired of seeing those Gomoku's bending!

    If the weather (and the misses) allows im keen as to get out this weekend...fingers crossed!

    Thanks Mike. Seen you guys smash a lot of decent reds recently as well and calling us over.

    yep, there is only one true snapper king, he knows who he is, his nick starts with D and ends in n. :D

    Yep that's him , Aka Pete and his mate Mike. :)

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