mnm99
Well-Known Member
Question..I have 2 banks of batteries in parallel. One bank for my Starboard motor/House and one bank for my Port Motor with a 40A 3 bank ProMariner charger using 2 banks. I have to replace 2 of my Starboard batteries ( 5 years old). My starboard batteries carry the load of the house, Large stereo system and now my CCTV system. Here's my problem. Before I installed my CCTV system I never had a problem, but could just be this pushed them over the edge. When the boat is off there was never a draw with everything off. With the CCTV I get a 1.8 Amp continuous draw due to Camera, DVR, WIFI and router being on. What I was thinking was to add another battery Just for the CCTV setup so it's all off the Starboard setup. I can use the 3rd bank on the charger for this battery also. The other question is will the charger not like a load of 1.8 amps all the time on it and also the battery will not be charging when the engine is running..Thanks