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squirt'nmyload
09-03-2006, 08:55 PM
do you guys have them going to the perko(sp) switch or do they go strait to a battery????

phebus
09-03-2006, 08:57 PM
Mine are off Perko, so if I run the batteries down that feed them, I can still start my boat.

phebus
09-03-2006, 09:01 PM
You really should isolate your stereo batteries from your starting battery.

OCMerrill
09-03-2006, 09:01 PM
We do the same thing. I have a starting battery on "1" and a group 27 deep cycle on "2". I run on "All" most the time unless we sit for a while then I switch to the deep cycle. Amps run only off the Deep cycle batt on "2".

phebus
09-03-2006, 09:03 PM
my friends are having a problem and we r trying to narrow it down.....boat is fine at launch but after a day out it gives them problems...i'm thinkin its the alternator
If they have any kind of stereo system, the alternator won't be able to keep up with the charging needs, and the batteries will need to be able to be charged with a charger when off the water to bring the batteries back up.

squirt'nmyload
09-03-2006, 09:05 PM
whats happening is at launch the boat has trouble starting..they have to jiggle the negative to get it started...then at the end of the day, it starts up fine

squirt'nmyload
09-03-2006, 09:07 PM
If they have any kind of stereo system, the alternator won't be able to keep up with the charging needs, and the batteries will need to be able to be charged with a charger when off the water to bring the batteries back up.
this is what i needed to know....thanks

squirt'nmyload
09-03-2006, 09:13 PM
for the record...my stereo on my boat consists of a pair of bassett headers
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/squirtnmyload/ok.gif

phebus
09-03-2006, 09:14 PM
Music to my ears..........

JetBoatRich
09-04-2006, 06:24 AM
whats happening is at launch the boat has trouble starting..they have to jiggle the negative to get it started...then at the end of the day, it starts up fine
If you have to "JIGGLE" wires to start the boat :rolleyes: you may not want to go to far from the ramp :rolleyes:

TCN
09-04-2006, 06:29 AM
We have somthing called an isolater that either stores power and charges a low battery when detected or automatically charges any low battery that is being used? I am probably all wrong but that is how it was explained to me when I signed the million dollars that it cost as an option. So far we have had no problems with the boat starting or not starting and the stereo plays until it gets to hot and then clips like a poorly burned scratched cd.

Classic Daycruiser
09-04-2006, 07:47 AM
How about a wiring diagram amp, stereo, batteries, perko switch :idea:

Cheap Thrills
09-04-2006, 07:54 AM
How about a wiring diagram amp, stereo, batteries, perko switch :idea:
How about an Isolator diag.? IMO This is the best thing to run if you use alot of acc. more than you run your engine. :D
C.T. :wink:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1127battery_isolator-med.jpg

squirt'nmyload
09-04-2006, 07:59 AM
they have their amps hooked up to the perko switch and they never had any problems before the installation.

squirt'nmyload
09-04-2006, 08:03 AM
How about an Isolator diag.? IMO This is the best thing to run if you use alot of acc. more than you run your engine. :D
C.T. :wink:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1127battery_isolator-med.jpg
thanks.....i'll pass this info on....http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/squirtnmyload/grin.gif

a catered life
09-05-2006, 10:25 AM
we have the stero running off its own battery which we never use for starting the boat and then we have another battery for starting the boat both get charged when the boat running...no problems so far 2 years later :p