indeep
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I have a 2022 SDX270 i/o. How do I know which is my house battery and How do I know which position(1 or 2) its wired too on the battery switch?
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.
How do I know which is my house battery?
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Stee6043
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Do you have one of the switches that says "1, 2 or both"?
Soulshine
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If you have a schematic in any of your manuals that would help. If not, download one on the Sea Ray site...it's a good thing to have.
In the interim you can follow the cables from the battery. The one that has a positive cable connected to the starter is not house.
In the interim you can follow the cables from the battery. The one that has a positive cable connected to the starter is not house.
indeep
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THANK YOU
scoflaw
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- Aug 10, 2011
- 6,395
- Boat Info
- 1999 Powerquest legend 260 sx 502 mag
2005 Baja 242 islander 496
- Engines
- 502 mpi Bravo 1
496 mag B1
If you have a single switch there is no house battery, all positions will send power to the starter.
indeep
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YES
indeep
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Trying to determine for when we are hanging out on the hook and running the stereo and other accessories. So I still have a fully charged battery to start and run to get back to the slip. I generally switch to battery 2 on the hook, on both when running and off when we leave the boat.
scoflaw
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- Aug 10, 2011
- 6,395
- Boat Info
- 1999 Powerquest legend 260 sx 502 mag
2005 Baja 242 islander 496
- Engines
- 502 mpi Bravo 1
496 mag B1
That's the correct method. A 2 bank charger would be nice when you get back
indeep
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Boat has a built in charger from the factory. Plugs in to 110 at the dock.
Pirate Lady
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You could do what i do, both batts are deep cycle with a lot of cca. So it don’t matter. Both are house or starting batts. Makes life simple.
Pirate Lady
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I HAD a deep cycle and a cranking batt, and a spare cranking batt at home. Over winter both cranking batteries took a dump, so I went to Advance near me. I got a Group 27 Diehard deep cycle that has more cca than their cranking batts, really, and with 2 cores I got it for $112. Not bad.
Indeep... look at your batteries... are they both starting batteries? If they're both starting batteries it's a moot point. Or is one a deep cycle? Make the deep cycle your house battery - just need to figure out if it's "#1" or "#2" on the switch. Probably #2 - but with a combination of removing a battery cable and a certain position on the switch and seeing if things still work, you can easily figure it out.
Also, if the switch combines the batteries then all of the batteries need to be the same type. It's not a good idea to combine deep cycle with cranking batteries. It's best to have dual purpose batteries like Gp 27 or Gp 31.
Over the years Sea Ray has vacillated between Port and Starboard on what they call "house". In reality, however, the boat's systems are distributed between both banks, but typically the Helm is on one bank and the cabin on another.
Most of the later boats SR designates the Port bank as the house - Is that 1 or 2 on the switch? I can't answer but easy enough to determine.
At the dock and the boat plugged into shore power and laid up then turn the battery switch off. The batteries will still charge and the boat's emergency systems will still operate.
Single engine and underway switch to Both so the alternator will charge both banks. On the hook and using battery power without charging then separate the batteries.
Over the years Sea Ray has vacillated between Port and Starboard on what they call "house". In reality, however, the boat's systems are distributed between both banks, but typically the Helm is on one bank and the cabin on another.
Most of the later boats SR designates the Port bank as the house - Is that 1 or 2 on the switch? I can't answer but easy enough to determine.
At the dock and the boat plugged into shore power and laid up then turn the battery switch off. The batteries will still charge and the boat's emergency systems will still operate.
Single engine and underway switch to Both so the alternator will charge both banks. On the hook and using battery power without charging then separate the batteries.
