Boat battery--technical question

robmac · 06-16-2008, 09:05 PM

Ditto,I agree

Winnipesaukee · 06-16-2008, 11:00 PM

It's not that hard...

Nah seriously it isn't a terribly difficult task. Just want to make sure I'm not forgetting anything.

Only if you switch to OFF--even briefly--do you generally fry the alternator. Switching by going from (1) to BOTH to (2) will not harm anything.

NightWing · 06-17-2008, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winnipesaukee

Only if you switch to OFF--even briefly--do you generally fry the alternator. Switching by going from (1) to BOTH to (2) will not harm anything.

I agree, but my experience with battery switches has been they are usually not mounted where you can read them easily. It only takes turning the wrong way once to take the alternator out. Better to be safe than sorry.

06-16-2008, 11:00 PM	#2
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robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	Ditto,I agree