Where do these wires go?

Beta and wires

Mark,

the good news is that, so far, the new engine is performing to spec. The people in the company, with whom I have dealt up to now, have been hugely helpful and on-side.
 
Beta support -outstanding!

Further to my last, I emailed Beta Marine UK this morning to ask for help. Literally within 10 minutes I had a reply, and within 30 minutes of explainign the full problem, I had a solution to the "Adverc" part of the problem. (See link below for the background to this rather convoluted thread) : http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...39274774.80265.176203555771564&type=3&theater

Mr David Morris from Beta advised as follows:

" Looking at the connections on your link, I would say

1) "Adverc green, field wire connection, connect to new connection you must make inside alternator.

2) Adverc brown, alternator fail lamp feed, connect to wiring harness brown / yellow (can connect this anywhere on alternator side of the panel charge fail lamp)

3) Adverc double black, ground connection, connect to engine ground, recommend below starter motor where harness black and battery negative connections are made.

4) Adverc blue, 12V positive, connect to alternator battery positive stud (harness thick red wire)

5) Multi Battery Manager red, –I am not familiar with this system, but looking at your diagram it would make sense that this is the battery positive connection taken directly from your batteries.

6) Tecsup ‘black?’ –again, sorry I am not familiar with this, but it looks as though this is either to be connected directly to battery negative or the boats ground connection. In many cases the earth / ground is bonded to battery negative where AC Voltage is used onboard, so it is really worth having this double checked / installed by a qualified marine electrician for safety’s sake & probably to comply with regulations."

So the remaining questions are:

a. Where do the Red wire from the Multimanager go (it is too short to go all the way to the batteries).

b. Is he right about the black from the TECSUP? (I have emailed TECSUP for advice, but have nothing back yet?)

As before, I would appreciate your ideas/thoughts.
 
If Beta have confirmed that the alternator is a "negative regulated" type then you can follow the instructions for connecting the Adverc unit given on their website at http://www.adverc.co.uk/cm/files/pdf/Adverc_Installation_Instructions.pdf


The Surepower 703 multibattery isolator is a charge splitting device for simultaneously charging 3 battery banks ... a diode splitter AFAIK. The alternator output is connected to the common input terminal (A?) and the other three terminals ( 1,2 &3 ??) are connected to the battery positives.
The Adverc instructions show how it is incorporated into the wiring of the Adverc ( although only a two battery system is illustrated)

Yes he is right about the black wire from the Tecsup caharger. It should go to the common battery negative connection. The two red wires go to the battery positive terminals . Your choice, I think, which two of a three battery system you connect it to. I suggest the domestic bank should be one of them but it depends on what the third battery is used for whether that requires mains charging or if the engine start battery should be charged as you would with a two battery system.


The Beta Engineer's suggestion that you should have the AC mains installation checked is a sound one. It looks as though it has been properly done with a marine consumer unit.
The AVS30 is a bit of a surprise. I assume it is in the power supply between the consumer unit and the Tecsup charger ?


A bit of a diversion but relevant:

I assume you will be using your shore power quite a bit. You should therefore check that a "galvanic isolator" has been fitted in the incoming shorepower wiring. If the earth has been correctly bonded to the DC negative it is next to essential if you are to avoid galvanic corrosion of underwater fittings while the shorepower is connected ( connected .....even if not actually in use).
 
Tecsup etc

Vic,

Thanks for that - I think you and Beta have now bottomed this out nicely for me! The AVS 30 sits upstream of the consumer unit, incidentally.

I should be able to lay my hands on a marine engineer/electrician in Kiel to do the work and check the 240v installation - that seems sound advice!

On shore power, actually we only connect when we are actually on-board. The Rutland 913 keeps the batteries topped up, and I never like being plugged in when I am not there. I will check if there is a galvanic isolator in the system, next time I am back on board.
 
The AVS 30 sits upstream of the consumer unit, incidentally.
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I think I noticed something in the bumph for the Tecsup charger suggesting it should be protected from surges due to lightning strikes. That's why I assumed it was just in the supply to it.
Just as effective upstream of the consumer unit I suppose. Protects everything then

A bit worried though that its up stream of the Circuit breaker and RCD, assuming they are in fact part of the consumer unit, but dont know anything about it ... maybe that's the recommended position.

Found the manual though http://www.sollatek.com/pdf/Manual/Voltshield Instruction Leaflet.pdf
 
MANUALS

Well, if this episode has taught me anything, it is to always have the manual! Engineer and I meet on Sunday to discuss fixing the problem, based on all the useful info gleaned.

Now, to the leaky water system.....!
 
rutland HRSi Charge Regulator

can any one help not sure if this is fine or what i am running a Rutland 910 and 120w solar now the prob is that the charging led has gone out and the battery led is flashing green is this fine
 
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