Mike,
It's never a good idea to separate the batteries and always have them as close together as possible. 5' isn't that big a deal but make sure he maximizes the cable size probably 2 sizes bigger than recommended for the amps. In most cases the A/B switch is farther away on a boat and I've seen wires way undersized going to them. Also the general maintenance of the battery wires that I've helped with on other boats can only be discribed as generaly poor when I got there. If anything I've learned to be very finicky about it.
Steve in Solomons MD
Lagoon 410 S2e
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Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 11:24 AM
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Subject: [Electric Boats] split location of battery bank
Question about split location of a house bank: Is this a bad idea? How far apart is ok? I'm thinking it could affect the charging rates and the balance of the batteries. I'm helping a guy upgrade his house bank so this will be a fast charge, slow discharge situation. Any different from an electric drive situation?
It's an Islander 36. There's room for 2 each under the step, under the quarterberth, and under the nav station, so fairly close, maybe 5' runs.
Mike
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