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Post by Telemachus on Sept 2, 2018 21:14:06 GMT
Maybe turn it on and off, like a remote switch maybe. Repetition.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 3, 2018 4:07:29 GMT
Because I wanted to see underneath it. You can't, unless you remove the seat beside the kitchen table, but with a digital camera you can put your arm and hand underneath something and point up and grab something you would never normally be able to view. Our boat's secret places. Like the dark side of The Moon.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 3, 2018 4:12:35 GMT
Looks like the two RJ12 connectors are for temp sensor and remote panel. Do you have a remote panel? No remote panel. There is a sensor in amongst the 2 leisure batteries. When we had the batteries renewed when we bought the boat 4 years ago, the sensor was under the batteries. I thought this was not good, so now it is to one side or between them so it won't get squashed. The man who installed the batteries (at Alvechurch Marina) didn't know where the sensor was supposed to be.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 4:48:39 GMT
Looks like the two RJ12 connectors are for temp sensor and remote panel. Do you have a remote panel? No remote panel. There is a sensor in amongst the 2 leisure batteries. When we had the batteries renewed when we bought the boat 4 years ago, the sensor was under the batteries. I thought this was not good, so now it is to one side or between them so it won't get squashed. The man who installed the batteries (at Alvechurch Marina) didn't know where the sensor was supposed to be. Mystery solved 👍🚢
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Post by JohnV on Sept 3, 2018 5:14:56 GMT
Like the dark side of The Moon. I like it as well
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 3, 2018 6:57:54 GMT
I think there's only one cable to the sensor - and why would those thin cables go to different looking ports? Well, as I said, I shall have to sit one day in our engine room and try and work out what is what exactly. A mechanic (dubious!) said 4 years ago that our battery connections are a mess and he would do this and that. It would be nice if I find someone who knows about electrics who would run through all the cables with me.
Then I remembered, kris must have been thinking of the little box we have with a light that goes from green to yellow to red which is supposed to show us the rough state of the batteries - we regard it as being 'wonky' and ignore it. It's nothing to do with the charger, and I really should remove it and dump it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 7:08:13 GMT
Maybe turn it on and off, like a remote switch maybe. Repetition. Like the dark side of The Moon. I like it as well Deviation
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 3, 2018 7:29:39 GMT
Looks like the two RJ12 connectors are for temp sensor and remote panel. Do you have a remote panel? No remote panel. There is a sensor in amongst the 2 leisure batteries. When we had the batteries renewed when we bought the boat 4 years ago, the sensor was under the batteries. I thought this was not good, so now it is to one side or between them so it won't get squashed. The man who installed the batteries (at Alvechurch Marina) didn't know where the sensor was supposed to be. Best place for the sensor is on the side of a battery below the level of the electrolyte. The aim being to measure the temperature of the electrolyte rather than the surrounding air temperature.
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Post by lollygagger on Sept 3, 2018 8:09:33 GMT
Could the other cable be sense wires for the charger to measure battery voltage?
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 3, 2018 8:29:27 GMT
Could the other cable be sense wires for the charger to measure battery voltage? No don’t think so. Looking at a better version of the instructions, connection-wise there is a fat negative, a fat positive, another fat positive (unused in the photo), a low-current output for the starter battery (green connection) and two RJ12 sockets. Looking at the photo more closely I see that the second RJ12 connector remains unconnected. So no remote panel nor PC /Masterbus connection. So in summary, Ross has a fat black to battery -, a fat red to battery +, a thinner wire to starter batter positive and a temperature sensor plugged into one of the RJ12 sockets. And mains in of course. That’s it.
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Post by kris on Sept 3, 2018 8:53:07 GMT
It's a good job you post here Nick, what would we dowith out you?
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 3, 2018 9:13:45 GMT
It's a good job you post here Nick, what would we dowith out you? Well you wouldn’t know where your wires go, that’s for sure!
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Post by kris on Sept 3, 2018 9:18:21 GMT
It's a good job you post here Nick, what would we dowith out you? Well you wouldn’t know where your wires go, that’s for sure! Yes we might even have to read the manual.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 3, 2018 10:45:20 GMT
It's a good job you post here Nick, what would we dowith out you? I found Nick's reply useful, and will write it down as an aid if I ever get round to investigating further.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 3, 2018 10:48:27 GMT
Well you wouldn’t know where your wires go, that’s for sure! Yes we might even have to read the manual. The manual makes little sense to me. Poorly written and explained. Mastervolt is Dutch, right?
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