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Simple table showing what voltage indicates what percentage the battery is charged. Does not include instructions for testing, which can be done wrong.
[Edward G. Bottrell, Glen Haven, NS, Canada]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on the best ways to generate, distribute, and control electricity on a cruising boat.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
ABYC standards and recommended practices for the design, construction, and installation of permanently installed marine alternating current (AC) electrical devices designed to charge and maintain a battery, or batteries, supplying direct current (DC) loads.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
This is one cruising couple′s thinking on how to maintain their 1800 Ah of batteries. Now 8 years old, they have had approximately 800-1000 cycles and still provide 1800 Ah. They must be doing something right.
[SetSail, July 2002]
Multi-stage battery chargers have advantages on small cruisers, including longer battery life and fewer dead batteries. How-to discussion of choosing and installing a charger. 3 pages with installation photos and diagrams.
[Sail Magazine, June 2002]
[Vendor]
Battery isolators used when two or more banks have to be charged with high current from the same source.
[Mastervolt USA, Inc., Thomaston, ME, USA]
Four sizes of marine inverter/chargers 12 to 48 volts. Their manuals give a good picture of charger installation and operation.
[Victron Energy, USA]
Isolation transformers fully isolate the boat′s AC system from shore power AC, eliminating galvanic current flows and corrosion. No need for an additional galvanic isolator.
[Professional Mariner, LLC, Rye, NH, USA]
AC and DC 3-stage battery chargers.
[Polar Power, Inc., Carson, CA, USA]
One-, two- and three-channel smart chargers for lead-acid or gel-cell batteries. Remote controller and temperature sensor available.
[Amptronix, Inc., Walnut, CA, USA]
Battery Monitors, Smart Controllers
Improper charging, delayed recharging, and excessive discharging can dramatically reduce cycle life and capacity even in the best batteries.
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