glad to be of help . Even with nothing connected lead acid charge will graually leak away so ideally they need a small charge every month or so .
Chris S
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Robert Newport <rnewport@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Chris!
> That's a great idea. I've got circuit breakers for all the
> accessories and access to the switches for all the lights, so I
> should be able to narrow my search down quite a bit. I'm also
> thinking about putting a key switch on the 12v system so it can be
> shut down easily when the boat is not being used. At the least, it
> would buy me time to find the problem and still be able to use the
> boat without having to regularly re-charge the 2 batteries that are
> used for the 12v system.
> Thanks very much for your help!
> Robert Newport
>
> On Jul 28, 2010, at 1:21 AM, hardy71uk wrote:
>
> > I think i would put a meter in the battery lead to measure current
> > and then disconnect circuits in turn until the current drops .You
> > can disconnect some circuits by opening circuit breakers .
> > chris S
> >
> > --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "out2lunchrightnow"
> > <rnewport@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've got a 16' Electra Craft Baycruiser that's 15 years old. We
> > just put new batteries in it this spring. The front 2 batteries
> > that power the 12v circuit have gone completely dead. They've been
> > recharged, but are showing some loss again. The socket where shore
> > power plugs in shorted out and has been replaced and the wiring
> > cleaned up. Does anyone have any ideas where the 12v power drain
> > could be coming from and how would I find it? I've pulled out the
> > accessory outlet and the switch panel for the lights so I can check
> > continuity, but none of the circuit breakers on the charger panel
> > in the bow have ever popped out and they all look to be wired
> > cleanly. Before the socket shorted out, the female end of the cord
> > was fused to the socket and had to be cut off so the socket could
> > be replaced, so I'm thinking that could have caused some wire on
> > the 12v circuit to short out and still be causing the drain. I
> > don't want to rewire the entire boat, so how would I find out where
> > the drain is coming from?
> > > Thanks very much for any answers or feedback!
> > > Robert Newport
> > >
> >
> >
>
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