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td_in_nc
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Posted: January-04-2020 at 10:50am |
I am going to add a Voltage Sensitive Relay System to my boat. I am linking the VSR with a Blue Sea Systems 350 Amp E-Series Battery so I can have a house battery and a starting battery. In addition to avoid being stranded, I am hoping resolve an issue with low voltage to my Perfect Pass. If my blower is on, or if I am filling my ballast tank, or bilge pump kicks on, the PP starts beeping from low voltage. I only have a dash stereo (no additional equipment). I have the PP power supply to the ignition switch and separate ground from the the PP to the battery,
I am thinking of keeping the everything but the stereo and PP on the engine battery in hopes this will resolve the issue. Does this make sense? Thanks Tom |
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If your engine is running & the electrical system has low voltage, it would seem you have a charging or wiring issue. You may want to address that before adding circuitry.
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Tom,
I agree with Chris regarding the wiring issue. Have you upgraded the wiring up to the dash? What is the voltage drop from the engine to the dash? |
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You have PP going to ign switch but what size wiring is going to ignition switch from battery and what is it’s route? Adding a battery won’t solve any problems if wiring after battery isn’t up to par. Frankly a second battery is a waste of space and weight in these boats, totally unnecessary.
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td_in_nc
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Thanks for the input. In the past I have looked at voltage loss at the ignition switch and I do have some but can’t remember how much. When I check voltage on the PP system it shows around 11.5 if I remember correctly. The dash is old and I have tried to clean and check but not sure I have done/fixed anything. I like the idea of running new power supply lines to the ignition switch. I think the wire from ignition to PP is 14.
As always I appreciate the advice Tom |
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