REFLECTOR: POWER GUARD

[Terry Miles]

Don,

Do you have a model numbr on the West Marine Batt Controller.  It is
their "Battery Combiner"? (Model 134074) I am running dual batts stacked
together in the nose and looking operate in parallel when I want to, or
to break them off to isolated batts when I want to.  

The unit I am looking at says it wants at least 3 feet of 8 awg wire
between each battery and the "combiner"  Can you fill me in some on your
install details? 

Thanks,
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:32 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: POWER GUARD


Don,

The additional solenoid ties the two positives together to run the 
batteries in parallel?

Do you have your batteries sitting on each other or a double rack?

Scott

Don19dw at aol.com wrote:

> For 6 years have had the single alternator, two auto batteries, West
> Marine battery conroller in my XL/RG. Also have additional solenoid 
> and 3 way switch, to select either battery or both in parallel. Two 
> batteries are stacked one on top of the other in nose on right side 
> next to retracted nose wheel. System works great.
> Advantages:
> 1) Much less expensive than two alternator system.
> 2) Two batteries in parallel give MUCH MORE cranking power for 
> starting a hot or very cold engine.
> 3) Additional battery weight in nose improves my flight stability 
> since my  panel is very light and I weigh 185#.
> Don White  N19DW
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