PT Battery Banks

[krminyl@...]

Hi Scott,

The battery switch I installed was a heavy duty Perko brand marine battery
switch...Guest is another brand you can probably use...it is a battery switch
used to create two banks of batteries, most common on a boat, that uses a lot
of electronics (radar, fish finders, radios) when the boat is turned off, so
if you run one battery bank down, you can always start the boat (or
motorhome) motor with the other battery bank. The switch typically is a large
rotary
switch, with a "off", "1", "2" or "Both" position. I had to make new
battery cables, and they run into the Perko switch, and out again. Just make
sure
you switch to the "Both" position when the coach motor is running, so both
banks can charge at the same time. This switch is the sure-shot battery
shut-off, and disconnects all DC battery power from the coach killing
everything...no need to use the electronic master or the DC switch underneath
the steering
column....the Perko kills everything.

Hope this makes sense! Let me know if you need any more info.

Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
1986 38' PT



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