tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post1880889602423954951..comments2023-09-20T06:10:29.485-04:00Comments on The Marine Installer's Rant: Battery installus incompetentous interuptus Bill Bishop - Parmainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554223870035485145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-83389712040844680182013-06-29T18:53:45.463-04:002013-06-29T18:53:45.463-04:00What a horrible mess. Amazing you sorted it out s...What a horrible mess. Amazing you sorted it out so quickly. I would have put in a multi fuse block. <br /><br />I usually label battery switches. I ask the owner what they think or want the batteries to be labelled. I use Port, Stbd, House or Start, anything other than 1,2,A or B. Alfexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537332938729476712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-68098190823004022102013-06-23T17:24:30.273-04:002013-06-23T17:24:30.273-04:00Karl, that's a great idea normally, but this s...Karl, that's a great idea normally, but this switch doesn't live in the driest of locations, and the boat is often in rainy weather exacerbating the problem. In this case low tech has a longer, but hardly infinite life. DB, thanks, I had forgotten how nomadically geeky Steve can be. I will add him to the link list.Bill Bishop - Parmainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554223870035485145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-129180308674435992013-06-19T15:20:42.572-04:002013-06-19T15:20:42.572-04:00Hey Bill, OT but as a fan of quality wire dressing...Hey Bill, OT but as a fan of quality wire dressing you should check out "Nomadness," the blog of a fanatical geek boat-owner:<br /><br />http://nomadness.com/blog<br /><br />Cheers!dbostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885863615343906724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-30980249794878692412013-06-18T11:44:38.693-04:002013-06-18T11:44:38.693-04:00It seems like the addition of a VSR would be a wor...It seems like the addition of a VSR would be a worthwhile addition to any 2-battery setup...it's too easy to forget to switch to "both" after you get underway, ending up with a dead house batteryKarl in NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233082722631532086noreply@blogger.com