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Old 01-31-2008
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Originally Posted by btrayfors View Post
Nah, just connect the alternator output to the house bank, connect your EchoCharge, and forget it. The starting battery will be kept fully charged and your alternator and house bank batteries will be happy!
The only other thing besides the above I've done to my last 2 boats is wire in a permanent positive 'jumper' cable with an on/off (I call it my Fail-Over) switch to connect the 2 separate banks if needed - hopefully never - for whatever.
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