PT Battery Banks

[Scott Forman]

Kevin,

Can you send me details about the switch you installed?

Thanks,
Scott

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>
> Scott,
>
> Congrats on your "new" PT....I think you'll love the difference as
compared
> with your FC.
>
> I have six 6-volt Trojan T-105's, and all tied together. I
installed a
> Perko marine switch, and I split my batts into two banks...one
bank with 4 batts,
> the other with the remaining two...this way when dry camping, I
can run on
> my "camping bank" of 4 batts, and always reserve the other bank of
two batt
> for starting the 8
> V92 DD if the other bank runs down. When on the road, I leave the
switch
> selected to the "both" position so both banks can charge.
>
> Of course, I still have the 12-V genset battery, isolated from the
Trojans,
> so the genset can always (hopefully) can always be started. It
seems that
> the mid-80's PT have issues keeping the genset battery charged, but
I think I
> have a handle on that issue (replaced the large "stud" diode and a
few
> solenoids), and some rewiring...
>
> Congrats again...always feel free to ask us if you have any other
questions
> or problems.
>
>
> Kevin McKeown
> Yorba Linda, CA
> 1986 38' PT
>
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