PT Battery Banks

[marvinskaggs@...>]

My pt40 seems to have some kind of fantom load on the gen. battery, Sometimes
it stay charged sometimes not, am installing new one and would like to know your
solution for this.Marvin SkaggsBuffalo, Ky. 427161984 PT40--- On Sat 04/28,
Scott Forman < sforman@... > wrote:
From: Scott Forman [mailto: sforman@...]To:
WanderlodgeForum@...: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:04:39 -0000Subject:
[WanderlodgeForum] Re: PT Battery Banks



Kevin,Can you send me details about the switch you installed?Thanks,Scott--- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, krminyl@... wrote:>> 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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