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Electrical System
Battery Charger
The 3 bank battery charger that charges the house
and engine batteries is mounted in the battery
compartment, aft of the batteries.
AC electrical current is supplied directly to the
battery charger by a power cable connected to
a shore side GFCI outlet. The charger automati-
cally charges and maintains the engine and house
batteries simultaneously when activated. It is
equipped with led lights to indicate the state of
charge for each battery.
The charge to the engine batteries can be moni-
tored by using the volt meters in the engine
gauge cluster or the LED lights on the charger. To
monitor the engine batteries with the volt meters
in the engine gauge cluster, activate the charger
and turn the engine battery switches on. Turn on
the ignition for each engine (DO NOT START THE
ENGINES) and read the voltage on the volt meter
for each engine.
If the batteries are in good condition and charging
properly, the volt meters will indicate between 13
and 14.5 volts. If the reading is below 12.5 volts,
then the battery is not accepting a charge or the
charger is not working properly. Always turn the
ignition for both engines o immediately after
monitoring is complete when using the voltmeters
in the engine gauge cluster.
The wires that supply DC charging current to the
batteries are protected by an internal fuse in the
battery charger and external fuses, one for each
Battery Charger Control Panel
Standard Battery Charger
battery output wire, located near or on each bat-
tery. The external fuses protect the DC charging
circuit from the batteries to the charger. The
internal fuses in the charger protect the DC charg-
ing circuit from the charger to the batteries. See
the battery charger manual for more information.
Battery Charger for Optional Seakeeper
And/Or Freezer Plate Package
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