Battery charger

[James Nbay]

I’m needing to fix or replace the battery charger on my Erickson 38-200. Did Erickson locate this in the same place ? If so, advise is appreciated. It is a 1989.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Prairie Schooner]

I’m needing to fix or replace the battery charger on my Erickson 38-200. Did Erickson locate this in the same place ? If so, advise is appreciated. It is a 1989.

Thanks,

Jim

Hi Jim,

My brain is probably still clogged with too much turkey and wine, but I'm unclear on your question. Do you mean you're having trouble with the charger, but you don't know where it's located?

These are a few threads on the subject which may be helpful:

Inverter, charger, and other electrical gadget locations

For all you 32-3, 35-3, 38, and 381 owners with the non aft cabin layouts, where have you installed your charger, inverters, DC to DC chargers, batteries, and other electrical system gadgets? I'm finally getting ready to install my new electrical system and I thought I would do a sanity check...

ericsonyachts.org

Battery / charger modifications: advice sought

My old Xantrex charger has failed (display does odd things; still charges (at dock; not from engine) but I am not clear it would stop -- does not look like it will go to 'float' anymore. Anyway, time for a new one. The person who might do the work has suggested: - Victron charger - Combining my...

ericsonyachts.org

Yanmar - running in neutral while charging...

I know, don't do it. But... some races are long enough to require (and allow) engine charging, but not engaging the prop. So the engine would run under little load while charging. How bad is this? I see posts elsewhere about a need for a lot of engine work after doing this on a sail to Hawaii...

ericsonyachts.org

E32-3 Replacing Readi-Amp 8 factory charger with ... your suggestions?

Preparing to address, change and upgrade some electrical components, but opportunity to buy at significant discount (used) 30amp replacement charger for the existing Readi-Amp 8 factory-installed charger may force the purchase of my first replacement product. ProMariner ProNautic 12-30P...

ericsonyachts.org

the last post in this thread is from a 38-200:

Shore Power upgrade

In an earlier thread, John M referenced an ABYC requirement that the pair of circuit breakers for the incoming shore power AC wiring be within a certain maximum distance of the inlet fitting. The actual thread was called: "E35-II AC/DC Panel-Wiring Upgrade". This spring I spoke with a...

ericsonyachts.org

There are many more posts which you can access through the search button.
and

Installing a Marine Battery Charger - Marine How To

Choosing A Charger With battery banks getting larger & larger and battery technology becoming more and more expensive a quality battery charger is not the place you want to skimp on features or quality. *For this article we are installing a: Sterling ProCharge Ultra Battery

marinehowto.com

If you have a model specific question, it would help you if you put that in the title of your thread. Someone might have that model, but only be quickly scanning headlines. Also, many of us put some basic model information in our signature line. This helps me get more targeted responses. If you click your screen name on the upper blue bar it should take you to a menu with the link for augmenting your signature line.

If there's a thread that has information really pertinent to your issue, you might want to post a question there. It might draw in an expert who'd otherwise miss the question and it concentrates the site knowledge. Just some thoughts, but no rules. You can do this any way you want.

Cheers,
Jeff

 

[Loren Beach]

EY installed a ferroresonant charger in our '88 boat when new. This had boiled the batteries dry and ruined them before we bought it in '94. These old OEM chargers are an outdated technology, IMO.
Decades later, we are now using a (approx) ten year old multistage charger. It's about due for replacement, as well, given that any charger that goes bad can ruin an expensive bank of batteries. (Even flooded batteries are way up in price compared to 5 years ago.)

So, as usual, just follow Jeff's advice!

Jim, what is going wrong with your present charger? Can you post up a picture and hopefully a make and model?

 

[ChrisG]

I also have a 1989 38-200. My AC battery charger is under the chart table. I would not repair the original charger, the modern ones are 1000 time better. Replace with a new one.