[Alberg30] stanchion bases (frigoboat and grounding shoe)

[greg]

Brian... I spoke with Rob Warren (Frigoboat) at the Chicago show and he was
very helpful considering I bought a new old unit from a marine supply  for
$500.00. I e-mailed him  some images and he told me exactly what I had. I like
the unit a lot. I'm not sure I can plug and play with the SSC , but I will
ask.  Can you tell me what the advantage/ disadvantages of  2ea 220 amp 12v
bats in parallel  and 2 pair of 2 ea. 220 amp 6v bats in series. I hope I am
being clear.

Kindest Regards- Greg

Brian and Elaine Timmins wrote:

>   Greg,
>    Yes, I'm on a dock and plugged in most of the time. I did run off the
> batteries for the weather shortened vacation (1+ weeks to Block Island and
> back). I have a "new old stock" Cruising Design Amp Hour Meter installed.
> That way I know when to recharge using the engine. My battery bank last year
> (and currently) is 2 group 31 AGM Lifelines (105 ah ea) on a standard
> battery switch. This coming season, I'll be doubling the AH capacity by
> putting these two 12V in parallel on batt 1 and adding 2 6V AGM in series on
> batt 2. We're planning a group cruise to Bermuda this summer, so I figure I
> need the increased AH now. My new arrangement will give me 210 ah on batt 1
> and 220 ah on batt 2.
>   I spent a lot of time talking to the Frigoboat guy and actually waited for
> the SSC to be available before buying.  I'm convinced that the SSC is a
> worth while add on. You should contact them and ask if it could be
> retrofitted. It will save you some AH and is a plug in installation.
> Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "greg" <greg at vandenbergphoto.com>
> To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] stanchion bases (frigoboat and grounding shoe)
>
> > Brian... those are very encouraging amp hours. I also purchased 110 watts
> of
> > solar panel. We have our Alberg 37 on a mooring and I'm hoping that the
> > combination will keep the battery bank charged. Do you depend on shore
> power
> > to charge your house bank. How large is you house bank. I've been thinking
> 440
> > amp bank would be ok. That's 25% of the 50 amps/ day I have been told to
> > expect from this unit. It is the older K12 model without the smart speed
> > control and runs at 3000 rpm only. I believe yours will adjust to a lower
> > speed and less amps as necessary.
> >
> > Kindest Regards- Greg
> >
> > Brian and Elaine Timmins wrote:
> >
> > > The second week of December. It performed flawlessly using on average
> > > 20 amp hours per day.
> > > Brian    ex#497
> > > -
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