How to Install an Automatic Charging Relay
How to install an ACR on a boat: what an automatic charging relay does, sizing, mounting, wiring steps, fusing, settings, testing and lithium cautions.
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Multi-Bank Marine Chargers Explained
Multi-bank marine chargers explained: how independent banks work, wiring series trolling batteries, mixing chemistries, choosing bank count and amps.
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How Many Amps Should Your Battery Charger Be?
How many amps your battery charger should be: rules of thumb by battery size and chemistry, charge time math, max charge rates and multi-bank…
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Shore Power, Chargers and Your House Bank
Shore power, chargers and your house bank: choosing an onboard charger or inverter/charger, sizing output, multi-bank setups, profiles and dock safety.
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What Is a DC-DC Charger and Does Your Boat Need One?
What a DC-DC charger is and whether your boat needs one: how it works, lithium and voltage step-up uses, sizing, wiring, ignition triggers and…
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Charging on the Water: Alternators, DC-DC and Solar
Charging boat batteries while underway: alternators, ACRs, DC-DC chargers, solar, wind and hydro generators, and how to combine them for your boat.
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Wind Generators and Hydrogenerators for Cruising Boats
Wind and hydro generators for cruising boats: how they charge, realistic output, pairing with solar and lithium, mounting, noise and payback.
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Smart External Regulators for Lithium House Banks
External alternator regulators for lithium house banks: why stock regulators fall short, temperature sensing, current limits, BMS integration and setup basics.
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Equalizing Flooded Batteries: When and How
Equalizing flooded marine batteries: what equalization does, when to do it, how to equalize safely, voltages, warnings for AGM and lithium, and aftercare.
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Lithium Cranking Batteries and Outboard Charging Systems
How lithium cranking batteries interact with outboard alternators and stators: charge voltage, current, BMS disconnects, DC-DC chargers and safe setup.
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