T&T: Gen-Set Question

[Steve -Comcast]

Trawler336 at aol.com wrote:
> Ahoy Lists,
>  
> My present power arrangement is a starting  27-series battery to the gen-set 
> that always needs charging because I do not use  the gen-set very often so 
> it's alternator never charges the battery.  I  have been going around this issue 
> with 3 choices listed below in no particular  order:
>  
> 1) Hard wire the gen-set starter to the house bank  which is always charged 
> by the Pro-Mariner 3 bank charger.
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> 2) Share the gen-set battery with a switched line  sharing the windlass 
> battery
>  
> (My Pro-Mariner has 3 outputs, 1 to the main  engine, 2nd to the house bank 
> and 3rd to the windlass  battery. )
> ****************
> 3) Buy a small dedicated hardwired battery charger for  the gen-set.
> ****************
>  
>   
How about an echo charger, connect it to the start battery of the main. 
It will insure that the genset battery is charged up, and will keep them 
isolated.

The situation begs the question - why is the genset battery dropping off 
if it's not being used? Either there's a drain or the battery is shot.
Make sure you've defined the problem before you start treating symptoms.

Steve
Solo 4303 "Maerin"