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Post by happysailor on Oct 18, 2013 1:53:13 GMT
Does anyone know if the bow thruster batteries on the 409 are charged by the battery charger or only via the alternator?
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Post by Trevor on Oct 18, 2013 2:13:09 GMT
Certainly on a 42DS they are charged by both and I would be very surprised if the 409 were any different.
Regards,
Trevor
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Post by sailbleu on Oct 18, 2013 6:18:11 GMT
Does anyone know if the bow thruster batteries on the 409 are charged by the battery charger or only via the alternator? That all depends what charger you have , single exit or multiple. In general a multiple is installed. If in doubt , check it out . You could do that by connecting a voltmeter to the bow thruster battery and switch on the charger. When the voltage rises you're ok I guess. Regards |
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rick63
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Jeanneau Model: SO 409 (2012)
Yacht Name: Topaz
Home Port: Troon
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Post by rick63 on Oct 19, 2013 9:28:43 GMT
I have a 409 and have not yet found a way to charge from the charger. The battery only charges when the engine is running and the bow thruster switch activated. Once the bow thruster switch deactivates, normally about 10 mins or if you switch it off manually, the battery stops charging even though the engine is still running. If the voltage is low on the volt meter I quite often keep switching the thrusters to on while I am motoring to make sure the battery is fully charged
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