ForkliftJeff
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- Apr 20, 2013
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I'm thinking of cleaning up my battery area in my 1992 Bayliner 1850 Capri with the 3.0L Mercruiser. Here is a picture of basically what it looks like. I know, I know. Disconnect the negative connections first. This is how it was when I bought it from my Dad a few years ago.
That battery finally died so I put in a new Interstate battery today while I was changing oils and filters getting it ready for the summer. Currently it has 3 pairs of wires going to it. Main power and ground, tilt pump motor, and stereo. Right now when I leave the boat, I remove the wires on the negative side to prevent any power drain while it is in storage or even while I'm towing it up to the lake. I would like to install a main battery connector ( http://www.elecdirect.com/product/b...ector-kits/4ga-175amp-grey-housing-2-contacts ) to make it easy to disconnect for removing the battery for charging or even just for normal battery isolation. Possibly even install a master battery disconnect switch, but considering the battery area is easy to access I might be ok with just the connectors. Here's a diagram of what I'm thinking of.
So I guess my question is this. Will the 175A battery connector handle enough amperage? I would think it should but just want to be sure. Also what do you think about the master disconnect idea? Mostly I just want that so that when I get the boat ready here at home, I just flip the switch to kill the power then flip it on once I get to the lake. Also to make it easy to kill the power when I leave the boat at the dock in case I forget the stereo on and also just for security reasons.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
That battery finally died so I put in a new Interstate battery today while I was changing oils and filters getting it ready for the summer. Currently it has 3 pairs of wires going to it. Main power and ground, tilt pump motor, and stereo. Right now when I leave the boat, I remove the wires on the negative side to prevent any power drain while it is in storage or even while I'm towing it up to the lake. I would like to install a main battery connector ( http://www.elecdirect.com/product/b...ector-kits/4ga-175amp-grey-housing-2-contacts ) to make it easy to disconnect for removing the battery for charging or even just for normal battery isolation. Possibly even install a master battery disconnect switch, but considering the battery area is easy to access I might be ok with just the connectors. Here's a diagram of what I'm thinking of.
So I guess my question is this. Will the 175A battery connector handle enough amperage? I would think it should but just want to be sure. Also what do you think about the master disconnect idea? Mostly I just want that so that when I get the boat ready here at home, I just flip the switch to kill the power then flip it on once I get to the lake. Also to make it easy to kill the power when I leave the boat at the dock in case I forget the stereo on and also just for security reasons.
Any info is greatly appreciated.