I agree. Lucky it didn't start a fire. Kinda reminds me of the first time I removed the engine cover to discover there was no flame arrestor. This guy was really safety conscious.
In response to IDBoating - now that I have solid wiring all the way around, there is no drop in voltage. And you are correct - there was no trickle charger or load on the battery when I tested. I tested it at the battery posts and at the end of the two 1/0 gauge wires running to the front batteries (which were disconnected). I have also re-wired my genius charger so that the positive lead is on the back battery and the negative on the most forward one in the loop. All three batteries are now fully charged and charger goes off.
Next test will be to run a full day of stereo at the lake and test batteries afterwards to see if I lose anything voltage wise. That would indicate the alternator is not enough to adequately maintain a full charge in the bank of three.
In response to IDBoating - now that I have solid wiring all the way around, there is no drop in voltage. And you are correct - there was no trickle charger or load on the battery when I tested. I tested it at the battery posts and at the end of the two 1/0 gauge wires running to the front batteries (which were disconnected). I have also re-wired my genius charger so that the positive lead is on the back battery and the negative on the most forward one in the loop. All three batteries are now fully charged and charger goes off.
Next test will be to run a full day of stereo at the lake and test batteries afterwards to see if I lose anything voltage wise. That would indicate the alternator is not enough to adequately maintain a full charge in the bank of three.
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