Re: Charging Battery on Board
Just got my father's 1976 Ranger - it has an onboard charging system on the front of the boat by the trolling motor. I remember when my father would charge the batteries he never would open the battery box on the back of the boat but would hook up to the outlets up front. The catch is that I also remember him plugging in a charger and then he would plug the charger into one of two outlets, where the trolling motor would plug into. Don't ever remember him using an extension cord and go directly from an outlet in the garage straight to the outlet on the boat. It has been a long time ago so my memory may be inaccurate. The onboard system is a "Silvertrol" and has options for 12V or 24V not sure about which to use with these settings either. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to damage anything as this boat, while 37 years old, only has 120 running hours and has always been kept in dry storage and covered. It is a classic, in superb condition. Slowly, trying to figure everything out..........but need help!
Of course what you really need to do is install an onboard charger, but that topic's been flogged enough so I won't revive it any more than I already have (unless you want me to).
Just got my father's 1976 Ranger - it has an onboard charging system on the front of the boat by the trolling motor. I remember when my father would charge the batteries he never would open the battery box on the back of the boat but would hook up to the outlets up front. The catch is that I also remember him plugging in a charger and then he would plug the charger into one of two outlets, where the trolling motor would plug into. Don't ever remember him using an extension cord and go directly from an outlet in the garage straight to the outlet on the boat. It has been a long time ago so my memory may be inaccurate. The onboard system is a "Silvertrol" and has options for 12V or 24V not sure about which to use with these settings either. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to damage anything as this boat, while 37 years old, only has 120 running hours and has always been kept in dry storage and covered. It is a classic, in superb condition. Slowly, trying to figure everything out..........but need help!
