PT Battery Banks

[krminyl@...]

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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