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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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They were resting voltages but will see what they read after a full day's sailing when the batteries are not full. The shunt is within a...
3 Jun 2024
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Ok thanks, will try it again later when the batteries are depleted with fridge, water pump, shower drains etc going to see what the...
3 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Update. Plugged into shore power on arrival at destination. Unfortunately we had to motor the last 2 or 3 hours as wind died so the...
2 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Thanks.and will do.
1 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Will open up the boxes and have a look (and test) tomorrow.
1 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Thanks for your comprehensive reply. Will start testing batteries and circuits tomorrow and report back what I find
1 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Thanks - I hope this is not the same situation!
1 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Hi Sandy, lots of questions there, only some of which I can answer. The victron monitor uses a shunt and I assume it calculates the SoC...
1 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Yep, will check each individual battery to see if there is a wrong 'un
1 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Battery or cabling/connection issue?
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Thanks but would one dead battery explain the discrepancy between the two monitor readings? Victron is saying everything is normal...
1 Jun 2024
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I need some help with a battery or cabling/connector issue. I have 4 x 118amp carbon lead batteries on my boat, they are 4 years old...
1 Jun 2024
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jimbo
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Rusty anchor chain - good for another season or two?
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Thanks - thats good to have confirmed. I can put up with a bit of rust staining on deck, have plenty of Oxalic acid on board
8 May 2024
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jimbo
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Rusty anchor chain - good for another season or two?
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Thanks - will check out the cost of re-galvanising vss buying new. Cheers. Jim
8 May 2024
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It's fine. Wire brush the rust off and spray on some zinc primer and it'll even stop rusting for half a year before that rubs off.
8 May 2024
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Rusty anchor chain - good for another season or two?
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Thanks Vyv - that helps me sleep a bit easier (only a bit - unfortunately I am not one of these people who can sleep like a log whilst...
8 May 2024
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