Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

lent0n

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Update on this, after replacing battery terminal connections, thorough cleaning of all connections I registered a much stronger voltage, around 13.9/14V There seems to be a discrepancy between my voltmeter/usb charger and the battery itself as when I last moored, they were showing 12.2 volts and the battery was at 12.7. Regardless, all seems to be well, only shock was how much the lights brought down the voltage, but they're rarely used anyway.
 

lent0n

Seaman
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Read 6 ohms at first and edited the post.
Awesome! And certainly investigate issue you currently have as they are the priority prior to modifications. So, focus on that, post what you find and folks will be able to help sort thru the issues in the next weeks. One quick thought: make sure your Multimeter is up to par. Whenever I have a suspect reading that do not make sense, I break out a spare and double check the readings. You can get a spare for free at Harbor Freight with the right coupon or just buy one for less than a Hamilton.

So good news, after cleaning connections and replacing terminal endings at the battery I went from low charge to now possibly overcharging?

I'm reading 15.2V at the battery when cruising, voltmeter on the dash reads about 14.2-14.4 which makes sense with voltage drop.

Am I now overcharging? Or am I still within a safe range? Obviously I still get drops when trim is engages or I turn on all my lights.
 
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