Persk 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2014 Hi, I have two questions regarding how my panel and switches work and how to use them. My battery switch panel looks like attached pic. As I see it the switches is in correct position when I´m using my batteries 12 volt power or whether i´m hooked up on shore power? Turning the middle switch (Parallel) in On position should only be used when the batteries power is so low that I can´t start the engines as an emergency start? Thanks for sharing your knowledge! /Persk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rip5 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2014 What you said is correct. leave as shown when on the hook or shore power. leave parallel switch off unless emergency start is required. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Persk 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2014 OK, looks like i´ve understood it correctly then:) However, I did find the parallel switch in On position once, asked my wife if she had been touching any of the battery switches but No...our kids (two boys 8 & 10) did of course both also denied... Could something have been damaged during leaving the parallel switch in On position for a couple of hours? /Persk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GetAway 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2015 OK, looks like i´ve understood it correctly then:) However, I did find the parallel switch in On position once, asked my wife if she had been touching any of the battery switches but No...our kids (two boys 8 & 10) did of course both also denied... Could something have been damaged during leaving the parallel switch in On position for a couple of hours? /Persk When your parallel switch is 'on' your drawing power from both the port and starboard batteries at the same time and are discharging both at the same time. When in the 'off' position each battery is separate from each other. If the port (or starboard) battery goes flat, the other battery will not be effected. If one goes flat you put the switch in the 'on' position and you're drawing from both at the same time and the flat battery will be connected to the full battery allowing your to start both engines. You won't damage anything having the switch in the 'on' position but you run the risk of discharging both batteries at the same time and you will have nothing in reserve to start either engine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Persk 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2015 Hi, I´m thinking of adding 1 or 2 house batteries but want to have them separated to the starting battery. How do I do? /Persk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
