tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post7540725832738042588..comments2023-12-01T10:35:12.938+00:00Comments on Boatlife: Cruising Aboard NB Valerie: Fitting my Numax cxv31 batteries. +fuel pump failedLes Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-49223949036282928092016-04-30T16:36:03.917+00:002016-04-30T16:36:03.917+00:00Hi Dave
The batteries were pictured before the res...Hi Dave<br />The batteries were pictured before the restraining straps were put back.<br />Difference with a car battery is they are not sitting on metal that has canal water on the other side. The metal gets mega cold in winter and the wood hopefully helps with insulation.<br />Yes my next job is to alter the wiring so that + and - take offs are at opposite ends of the battery bank.<br />LesLes Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-4029919538483774462016-04-29T16:42:27.003+00:002016-04-29T16:42:27.003+00:00I can't see clearly from your pictures, but I&...I can't see clearly from your pictures, but I'm concerned the batteries sit high enough (on those wooden packing pieces) to prevent the steel retaining lips doing their job. I know you don't normally get a lot of boat movement when plodding along the canal system, but you mentioned tackling the tidal Thames. The very last thing you want in that situation is to have a battery come loose and cables being ripped off! Doesn't the BSS require positive restraint (holding down straps?) for batteries? <br /><br />As for them being damaged by sitting on cold metal - virtually every car on the road has just such an arrangement! The only risk is subjecting them to sub-zero temperatures when fairly well discharged. Then the electrolyte can freeze and wreck the battery. Worth considering if you are spending the winter at a fixed mooring with no mains hook-up. Lastly, there are a number of posts and comments about connecting multiple batteries in such a way as to ensure they all do an even share of the work. As you have one of them well away from the others, that thought crossed my mind.Dave Wardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-8983573092172286722016-04-29T15:41:53.605+00:002016-04-29T15:41:53.605+00:00Hi Mike hope you are well
The batteries are sealed...Hi Mike hope you are well<br />The batteries are sealed but having so many times in the past ruined clothes I now have dedicated engine `ole clothes.<br />LesLes Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-35587559217416423712016-04-29T14:23:34.835+00:002016-04-29T14:23:34.835+00:00Ok, wait for the holes to start appearing in your ...Ok, wait for the holes to start appearing in your clothes after fiddling about with batteries..........Have fun.<br /><br />Mike.Mike Griffinnoreply@blogger.com