Batteries

[Clammer]

what if after I charge ….if I turn the switch to off will the good battery stay charged until I can swap the bad one ?????

[Guppy]

With the switch off I’d say both bats are isolated from each other and everything else on the boat unless u have a dedicated feed to the bilge pump...

I was told 5 years is normal bat life....

Today was a beauty out there

[Clammer]

RAY .I KNOW but my brain had the ass to I did nothing ………………………..… ya think commercial eel traps will work well for greenies ………. the commercial ones I can get up here are so large they have runners on the bottom …………………… three day set with two pots today .1 green & no Asian ><>

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Clammer

RAY .I KNOW but my brain had the ass to I did nothing ………………………..… ya think commercial eel traps will work well for greenies ………. the commercial ones I can get up here are so large they have runners on the bottom …………………… three day set with two pots today .1 green & no Asian ><>

I’m using my homemade eel trap, took the one way door off at the end of the inlet.... right now it’s baited with crushed crab in a bait bag for the first time,,, ran out of last years squid,,, time will tell.... :-)

[Redsoxticket]

Originally Posted by Clammer

what if after I charge ….if I turn the switch to off will the good battery stay charged until I can swap the bad one ?????

The good battery that is charged to the max. voltage will lose voltage even with the switch off because it is trying to charge the low voltage bad battery.
Both batteries are wired in parallel so if you want to saved the good battery from losing voltage disconnect the positive terminal from the bad battery until you get a replacement.

It is possible the bad battery has a corroded terminal and not charging properly, cleaning the terminals with a wire brush and charge both batteries, see what happens.
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[Clammer]

RST tried that on the posts CLEAN

[Clammer]

I Damn just got back ,

I,ll go & pull the wire in the morning ..Tx