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Date: Tue Jan 06 2004 - 16:22:18 EST
Looknig for more advice (no kidding)
Apparently, the battery charger on my 1973 GS41 has died. Looks to be
original equipment, so i guess 30 years is a reasonable service lifetime.
The reason i think it's dead is i noticed dimmer lights the other night as
i was reading, then the next day, no 12V. THe meter read low voltage on
both batteries when i checked. Hooed up a car battery charger (i know, but
it's what i had in the storage unit), left it overnight, everything is
working fine.
When i put the voltmeter across either pair of outputs on the charger (with
the batteries disconnected), i read a few mV. Tried it with the batteriesd
connected, but i opresume i'm reading battery voltage in that state. Didnt
think to try it with teh batteries discharged. Should I run them down and
then try?
If it is dead, i took a look at West Marine and found a bewildering array
of choices.
Looking for the short list of good and bad, pro and con.....
Thanks,
jim
Living aboard and loving it!
S/V Nekkid Joy
Hobcaw Creek, SC
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