Thanks Arby & Chris for the replies. I'm going ahead and will be ordering a Dual PS4 for the boat. Good to know they have good customer support too. BTW I found out this charger works for flooded and AGM''s if you are using Gels they need to provide an different charge curve voltage when you order. I understand that the DUAL PRO may not work as I expect in my powering experiment and certainly thermal shutdown is a possibility but, it's worth a try. My Zivan NG-1 can push my 30 foot 8 ton sailboat along at just under three knots with it's 16 amp output. It is maxed out at that point. If I can then start to draw down the battery bank a little and then power up the Dual Pro which can add up to an additional 15 amps to each battery in the bank I am hoping I can get a few more amps to the motor without drawing down the battery bank. I may not be able to get the full 15 amps from each output of the Dual Pro because of the thermal shutdown issue Arby mentioned. But an additional say seven amps on each battery could add up to a nice bump up in current (in theory). The 900 watts from the Zivan and the max 720 watts from the Dual Pro should be within the power capabilities of the 2000 watt Honda (again in theory). I'll report back on how it goes. But, even if it does not work out as I expect at least it should be better able to balance the battery bank and at the same time have a backup battery charger for the boat. I look at this as probably the last addition that I will need to make for my electric propulsion system. Capt. Mike --- On Wed, 5/19/10, Arby bernt <arbybernt@yahoo.
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