I own an ’07 Puma with an original ProPak III Charger. I used the boat on Saturday and connected the power to the charger when I got home on Saturday night. Immediately upon plugging it in all three banks went to red as they always do. After checking the charger a little while later, Bank #1 (the starter battery) was already green, and Banks #2 and #3 were still red — all of this is very normal and typical as compared to prior charging.
When I went out to disconnect the electric cord on Sunday morning I noticed that Bank #1 was still green, but that no light was registering for Banks #2 and #3. So, I disconnected the power, gave it a few moments and re-connected. Still no lights on 2 and 3 of any color. I then disconnected the power once again and removed all terminal connections and cleaned them, and then re-connected the power. Still no lights on 2 and 3. Then I attempted to remove the ShortStop 50 amp circuit breakers.., I say attempted, because in the process of removing them I ended up breaking the “copper” terminal in an effort to remove the nut which were corroded and frozen onto the bolt. I had exactly the same thing occur on each of the circuit breakers.
So, I took a trip to West Marine to buy new 50 amp circuit breakers. While at it I also bought new wire, terminals and connectors, and this time all of the materials were marine grade.
Here are my questions:
- In your collective opinion, do you think my fundamental problem with not having a charge indicator light of any kind related to the deep-cycle batteries is related to the circuit breakers or to the charger?
- Or, is there something else I’m not thinking of?
I’m not allowed to store the boat at the house (community assoc), so I have to drive to the storage facility to re-attach the new equipment. But before doing so, I was hoping to get your advice.
thank you,
Rick
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