Updating Electrical System on 1976 F32

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Re: Updating Electrical System on 1976 F32

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Its hard to meet the ABYC 7" guidance without using this type of fuseholder: https://www.bluesea.com/products/2151/D ... 30_to_300A

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Fishblues wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:20 pm As long as I can power my coffee machine in the am, a small TV and my refrigerator I am a happy camper!
On two AGM batteries that are what, 200 A-hrs each at a 20 hr rate? I think that you're going to be an unhappy camper if you plan on running these things on battery power alone.

May I recommend that you buy yourself a kill-a-watt, measure the actual A-hr draw of your appliances while in operation, account for duty cycle (Fridge runs more in August -- can be helped with ice blocks), figure out how long you are going to go between recharges, and buy and read the book that I referenced up-thread? I don't have my calcs handy, but I needed way more battery capacity than that.....
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Re: Updating Electrical System on 1976 F32

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BigD, Sound advice, thank you. As for going straight to the batteries with the charger, that was told to me by the tech at Promariner when I called for advice. But i'll double check... I do that allot.

P-Dogg, I know I am cutting it close. I have done the calculations and will probably do the math again to make sure. We are doing weekends on the hook, not much longer than that. I will probably wind up getting a good battery monitor, like the Balmar Smartgauge so I will know where i'm at.
If all else fails and amp hours get tight I can always fall back on the Yeti :P
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Ice blocks will help ur fridge. Freezer during the week, into fridge on the weekend. Good luck!
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