Hi Anne,
You didn't say how your system is setup. Most people with 4 AGMs have them in series thereby providing 48 volts. If that is your case, there is no way to connect your 12 volt house batteries. You wouldn't want to mix batteries of different chemistries and different states of charge. If however, you have a 12 Volt motor with the 4 AGMs in parallel, you might be able to do something.
Before trying any of that, though, keep in mind that when your controller says the batteries are empty, they might still have enough juice to get you home. Reset the system and travel as slow as possible.
Pat
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "amracel" <amracel@...> wrote:
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> Good morning!
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> Well, I had my first 'oops!' yesterday. We ran the batteries out about a 1/4 mile from our slip. Luckily, the current and wind were behind us, so we could sail in at a brisk 1 knot. But I was wondering, as we did this whether or not I could have jumped the house batteries into the system to give us that extra boost to make it the rest of the way.
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> My engine has 4-150AH Lifeline AGMs. My house has one quick start and one deep cycle battery (leftovers - might as well use them for the house!).
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> Would I cause damage to the batteries, the house system, or my engine by connecting the two? If so, is there another alternative (one 'spare' agm?). If not, would the best way be to just have some battery cables nearby?
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> Anne Racel
> 4 Degrees
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