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Having been reading up in Books & Mags. about safety & stuff before we pluck up the courage to bung our boat in for the 1st. time, I've bought another Battery to match the one in the boat. They are 85ah. "Squadron" Marine & Leisure Batteries. (Lead/acid, sealed for life). Now, as recommended in the books ('cos I'm completely green with electrics & boats & stuff!!) I want to connect both Batteries. I have bought a 2 way switch to enable use of either or both Batteries, (or none!) but need to know how to connect the 2 Batteries together. I've bought a couple of books about boat electrics but they both seem to assume some degree of prior knowledge! A book I have about household electrics is brilliant, it actually shows pictures of switches, sockets, etc. and exactly where to poke yer' wires & things! Can anyone advise please?
Also, (encroaching upon your good nature even more) I am confused about the right sort of Battery charger to use for these Batteries. In the books it goes on about normal Car chargers not being refined enough for Marine Batteries, and you should only use specialised chargers (3-stage,4-stage, & heaven knows what other technical stuff they're goin' on about) which seem to cost from around £130 upwards. Any comments please?
Thanks! VL1500
Also, (encroaching upon your good nature even more) I am confused about the right sort of Battery charger to use for these Batteries. In the books it goes on about normal Car chargers not being refined enough for Marine Batteries, and you should only use specialised chargers (3-stage,4-stage, & heaven knows what other technical stuff they're goin' on about) which seem to cost from around £130 upwards. Any comments please?
Thanks! VL1500