T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Electra Craft battery drain

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Electra Craft battery drain

Hi, Chris

I also got a suggestion from Able Roberts in Thailand to put a 36v - 12v converter on the boat so that power would draw evenly from all 6 batteries instead of just the front 2.

I found a 15 amp, 180 watt converter online for only $29.50, and with that I can wire the accessories directly into the key switch for the 36v motor so that everything on the boat shuts off when the key is removed.

I'm still going to check each accessory individually as you suggested, and between both ideas, I'll either find the problem and fix it, or just make it go away until I can find it.

I'm a happy guy!

Thanks again for your assistance.

Regards,

Robert

On Jul 29, 2010, at 1:53 AM, hardy71uk wrote:

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
> > >
> >
> >
>