Mnemosyne52
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I am hoping you guys can lend a hand here. I have a 2022 Crownline E235XS with a Mercury 250 Verado V8. Love the boat, love the engine, very happy overall. So some setup:
Boat was on the lot for about 14 months before I bought it. I got a great discount, so I am happy. When I got it home, I realized the cranking battery was sitting in water in the containment box. The battery was basically underwater. No one from the dealer checked this. I emptied the water, checked the voltages, checked the connections, etc. All seemed in order.
Now, the problem.
I ran it for the first month of ownership with the selector switch in the ON position. the E235XS has a cranking battery and an auxiliary battery, and there is a COMBINE setting. I checked the manual, and the manual said to run it in ON as there is a voltage sensitivity and automatic charging relay that will charge the auxiliary battery when needed. I started to get a low voltage indicator on the Garmin. I thought this was attributable to the low RPM I was running at the time. Then, a week ago, I started to get a "Gateway CAN-P MULTI Low System Voltage warning. I checked the batteries, and the cranking battery (the formerly underwater battery) was at 11.1V. Additionally, the plug-in charger was never getting to a Green Ready status, but stayed on charging, so I realized the battery was dead and needed replacement. I changed out the battery, and it is now fixed.
Here's the question: when I was talking with the mechanic when I picked up my battery, he stated: "Have you been running the battery switch on the combine setting? If so, you won't get a low voltage alarm. The Crownline with Mercury Verado engine MUST be run with the switch in the combine mode". This brings up the question - Is the manual right (keep it in the ON position, and let the VSR / ACR do its job, or do as the mechanic suggested and run it in the combine mode? I am quite sure the 250 Verado can handle the combine mode and charge both batteries at once, but I am wondering if I am doing any damage in this mode. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Boat was on the lot for about 14 months before I bought it. I got a great discount, so I am happy. When I got it home, I realized the cranking battery was sitting in water in the containment box. The battery was basically underwater. No one from the dealer checked this. I emptied the water, checked the voltages, checked the connections, etc. All seemed in order.
Now, the problem.
I ran it for the first month of ownership with the selector switch in the ON position. the E235XS has a cranking battery and an auxiliary battery, and there is a COMBINE setting. I checked the manual, and the manual said to run it in ON as there is a voltage sensitivity and automatic charging relay that will charge the auxiliary battery when needed. I started to get a low voltage indicator on the Garmin. I thought this was attributable to the low RPM I was running at the time. Then, a week ago, I started to get a "Gateway CAN-P MULTI Low System Voltage warning. I checked the batteries, and the cranking battery (the formerly underwater battery) was at 11.1V. Additionally, the plug-in charger was never getting to a Green Ready status, but stayed on charging, so I realized the battery was dead and needed replacement. I changed out the battery, and it is now fixed.
Here's the question: when I was talking with the mechanic when I picked up my battery, he stated: "Have you been running the battery switch on the combine setting? If so, you won't get a low voltage alarm. The Crownline with Mercury Verado engine MUST be run with the switch in the combine mode". This brings up the question - Is the manual right (keep it in the ON position, and let the VSR / ACR do its job, or do as the mechanic suggested and run it in the combine mode? I am quite sure the 250 Verado can handle the combine mode and charge both batteries at once, but I am wondering if I am doing any damage in this mode. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
