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christophert

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  1. Alan, thank you. It served very well feeding the three 110amps, but feel it may struggle on the higher amps. Most time spent in the marine, but next summer want to spend as much time as poss out of it. Also will add 600w of solar at some point. Thank you, it's starting to make more sense now
  2. ]Hi all, I have a WAECO PerfectCharge IU1512, I believe it to be Model No 915-012TB I have been running three 110amp leisure batteries from it for years - one of those used as the starter battery. I am going to replace the batteries and will be fitting 130amp or 140amp x three. I'm trying to ascertain if this model is powerful enough to do the job. I emailed an agent for WAECO as can't contact them directly. They replied with this. So I'm guessing their answer is it won't do the job. If that's the case, it's strange how I've ran three 110amp batts off this for years, granted, one was the starter battery. So I'm guessing I'll need a more powerful battery charger??
  3. Thanks, David. Now, just need to get my gauges working.
  4. Thank you, new to this site and learning How can I tell if my boat has a calorifier? From what I can see, it has a hot water tank and an immersion switch, the water can also be heated from the engine/
  5. Sorry, having trouble finding it Ah, got it. Thanks all
  6. Hi all, I started a thread titled Confused. It was about which thermostat to fit to my BMC 1800 engine. I had some good replies and very useful information of some of the members here. Then when I tried to respond, a page came up saying 'Sorry, we couldn't find that' The thread is still there, under General Boating, but the replies have gone, everything had?? What's all that about? Any ideas The thread was only started about half an hour ago.
  7. Thank you, Alan ... A calorifier! Just off to google, back in a while Mine's just got a hot water tank, but I'll double check the thermo as recommended though
  8. A meter thingy!! With numbers and stuff ! erm ... ok. The thing is, 'cos the engine is so old, built around nineteen canteen and made from wood and stone, I thought it'd be good to have a spare thermo anyway.
  9. Has anyone had any experience with this? Or has anyone any suggestions. Many thanks
  10. Evening all :-) I have an 1800 BMC Thornycroft engine, and as the temperature gauge and the oil pressure gauge are not working, I thought I'd start with the obvious and replace the sensors/switch and the thermostat, so went searching. There are more than one type of thermostat - a 74 degree and an 82 degree. To complicate matters further, 74c Standard type without shut off and 82c with bypass shut off disc ?? I just wanna buy a thermostat! Now I'm confused... then that's easily done
  11. I now need to find out if my existing battery charger is powerful enough to do the job.
  12. No, still disconnected and separate from each other. Yep, I'm sure they are knackered and will be replacing them. Thought it strange they went back up to 12.7 and settled at that. I've learned so much from this thread about batteries and their workings, but for me there's still a lot to learn
  13. One more question please, so I can get my head around this. It's been three days with the batteries disconnected and no charge going in. Yesterday they were drained down to 12.2 using halogen bulb. today they are sitting at 12.7. If the batteries are shot, should they not be reading a lower volt?
  14. Yep, had a quick look at manual. This shouldn't be a problem. I have a hammer and chisel, and a screwdriver somewhere. I have a MA degree in Creative Writing so maybe I can re-write it so it makes sense to me :-) And why have I chosen a peanut shaped like a duck as my avatar ??
  15. Complicated!! Oh my!! Is there a Janet and John version for me?
  16. New batteries it is then. But not before I get the basic monitor fitted which I ordered today. Again, a big thank you
  17. Final score 10am this morning, 24 hours after disconnecting batteries. UsedHalogen 12v 50w spot purchased from Wicks store. Battery 1 – 13.1 amps Using spot – amps drop to 12.2 in four minutes. Battery 2 Experiment interrupted by someone ‘mooring’ their boat in marina, hitting mine and sending equipment all over floor. Restarted with battery 2 at 12.9 amps Using spot – reached 12.2 after 1 hour sixteen minutes Re test on battery one – amps back up to 13.1 Using spot - dropped to 12.2 after 2 hours five minutes Need to do the maths bit now which I'm rubbish at Strange how battery 1 dropped so fast on first test
  18. Thank you Tony, so if one is shot, I'm guessing it'll drag two down with it when they are connected together?
  19. Hi, Tony 10am, 24 hours after disconnecting batteries. Using Halogen 12v 50w spot purchased from Wicks store. Battery 1 – 13.1 amps Using spot – amps drop to 12.2 in four minutes. Battery 2 Experiment interrupted by someone ‘mooring’ their boat in marina, hitting mine and sending equipment all over floor. Restarted with battery 2 at 12.9 amps Using spot – amps at 12.4 and have been for past 20 minutes
  20. Ok, just to clarify, if my inverter is 3000w and I'll be replacing batteries with possibly 2x or 3x 140amp and having 600w of solar, would a 300am shunt be sufficient or should I get next one up and go for 500amp shunt?? PS, the battery monitor looks a good bit of kit I reckon for the price
  21. Aha ! I have one I bought a long time ago, think it was in 1872. The one I have is only 30 amp so guess no good. I'll look at this one This guy has one, and seems very happy with it
  22. I was looking at a 500a shunt as going to replace batteries with 140s x3 and wop 600w of solar on. The shunts are so expensive! That's cheap! How good it'll be we don't know, but it'll certainly do for starters. Thank you WotEver
  23. Yep, that's the frustrating part of all this. I hardly use anything when out and about. Kettle is gas, vacumm rechargeable so charged up before going out. We don't even use the microwave, but gas cook everything. Only thing used is led 12v lights and 12v TV and they are limited to use. I've just put a halogen bulb accross the batteries for a few mins to take out any froth. They are now at 12.7.
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