So when I got my boat it had a dual battery setup on the wetsounds system 
But no perko switch. It did have a ACR this kind
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...e+Relay+Module
So when I pulled the rear panel to access the batteries I didnt notice but the previous person hooked the wire from the back of the ACR to the battery with 0 slack and as I pulled the panel out I also ripped of the wire from the ACR circuit board.
well crap but it was only a 75 amp one ( I think I should go check... well maybe not it will just make me mad again I broke it.)
So some of you are asking what the hell is a ACR or VSR.
What it does if your battery volatge for the house battery goes below a point it disconnects the starter battery. It would be like have a jumper cable from the + post to + post and some one pulling the cable off every time the voltage gets low so the starter battery does not get drained down.
Now the AMP part of the ACR is the rating of how many AMPs can go through it so if you have a high output alternator or charger the 75amp ACR might be a little weak and not recommended.
So now that I need a new one and a perko I went with this nice combo setup.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...Switch+Package
This one also disconnects the house circuits during starting to protect voltage spikes in sensitive electronics ( your amps for example)
So here I have my starting battery and one of my house batteries.
my third will go in the box that now has some oil jugs in it
Both my house batteries are the big group 29 ones
Ok the next task after a day of floating jamming out to the music those giants battery's would murder my little 55amp alternator. Also for some reason they used tiny 10 or 12 gauge + and ground wires coming off the alternator to charge the battery.
Oh and one other note when those giant batters are dead and you are using a ACR when the voltage the the starter battery gets high enough and closes the ACR switch the discharged house batters will pull the volts so far down that the ACR can start "switching" on/off rapidly when this happens the house battery's my never take a charge when driving around. Another reason I am upgraded my alternator.
my new + wire from the alternator to the starting battery.
new ground you can see the current ground wire next to it.
And I picked up the alternator from the shop today 100 bucks and they rebuilt it with a 130 amp stator.
Any suggestions or questions? I am also pulling all my switchs besides the bilge off the starter circuit on putting them onto the house batt's.
I will attempt and drawing a wiring diagram of how it looks.
But no perko switch. It did have a ACR this kind
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...e+Relay+Module
So when I pulled the rear panel to access the batteries I didnt notice but the previous person hooked the wire from the back of the ACR to the battery with 0 slack and as I pulled the panel out I also ripped of the wire from the ACR circuit board.
well crap but it was only a 75 amp one ( I think I should go check... well maybe not it will just make me mad again I broke it.) So some of you are asking what the hell is a ACR or VSR.
What it does if your battery volatge for the house battery goes below a point it disconnects the starter battery. It would be like have a jumper cable from the + post to + post and some one pulling the cable off every time the voltage gets low so the starter battery does not get drained down.
Now the AMP part of the ACR is the rating of how many AMPs can go through it so if you have a high output alternator or charger the 75amp ACR might be a little weak and not recommended.
So now that I need a new one and a perko I went with this nice combo setup.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...Switch+Package
This one also disconnects the house circuits during starting to protect voltage spikes in sensitive electronics ( your amps for example)
So here I have my starting battery and one of my house batteries.
my third will go in the box that now has some oil jugs in it
Both my house batteries are the big group 29 ones
Ok the next task after a day of floating jamming out to the music those giants battery's would murder my little 55amp alternator. Also for some reason they used tiny 10 or 12 gauge + and ground wires coming off the alternator to charge the battery.
Oh and one other note when those giant batters are dead and you are using a ACR when the voltage the the starter battery gets high enough and closes the ACR switch the discharged house batters will pull the volts so far down that the ACR can start "switching" on/off rapidly when this happens the house battery's my never take a charge when driving around. Another reason I am upgraded my alternator.
my new + wire from the alternator to the starting battery.
new ground you can see the current ground wire next to it.
And I picked up the alternator from the shop today 100 bucks and they rebuilt it with a 130 amp stator.
Any suggestions or questions? I am also pulling all my switchs besides the bilge off the starter circuit on putting them onto the house batt's.
I will attempt and drawing a wiring diagram of how it looks.
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