[C36IA] Conversion to GC batteries-Problems

[Gene Foraker]

It sounds like you must have something hooked up wrong.

Take the digital voltmeter and check each individual battery at its 
terminals.    Should read a good 6 volts plus.    Next, make sure you 
have a short connection cable on each bank connecting two 6 volt 
batteries in series AND NOTHING ELSE CONNECTED AT THOSE TERMINALS.   Use 
the voltmeter to measure the positive terminal at one end of the bank 
and the negative terminal at the other end of the bank - it should read 
over 13 volts.

Gene

Bill Hague wrote:
> Installed the GC batteries today, connected them in series. Each bank 
> reads 13V +/- with my digital voltmeter. My problems are:
> 1) Bank 1- The analog voltmeter that came with the boat reads 13.3 V, 
> interior lights are bright so I am assuming the are receiving at least 
> 12V. However, the voltmeter at the helm shows no volts and the engine 
> will not even turn over.
> 2)The interior lights are dim so I am assuming they are only receiving 
> 6V. The interior analog voltmeter reads 8.5-9V. However, the voltmeter 
> at the helm reads 12V, and the engine starts promptly.
> Comments/suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thank you,
> Bill Hague
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