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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Yanmar steering and charging issue VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Fri Aug 28 09 3:01 AM
Aug 28 2009
02:35 AM
Level-1 Member Green Machine   I have a 2004 yanmar 6LPA STZP stern drive. I am having severe decrease in charging from the altinator and steering issued with the power steering. I recently changed the belts. DO they need to be adj.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Batteries for starting VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 14  Thu Aug 20 09 5:30 PM
Jun 10 2003
01:53 PM
Guest Robert Knazik   Some Background: During a recent trip to the Bahamas, I experienced a somewhat serious electrical problem. I have two 8D batteries which I use to start my twin Yanmar 6LP-STE motors, power my elec.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Yanmar alternator VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 7  Thu Aug 13 09 1:56 PM
Aug 11 2009
11:57 PM
Level-1 Member Rhc   Has anyone used MES or Masco alternators to replace the Yanmar OEM. They are 1/4 the price. Thanks,
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Starter wiring on Yanmar 4JH3E VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Tue Jun 30 09 1:37 PM
Jun 30 2009
09:42 AM
Guest KalaKai   I have a 2001 Hunter 420 with a Yanmar 4JH3E. Last time on the boat, I pushed the start button and nothing happened. No engine cranking, no click, no nothing. I got 12.5 v after the push button sw.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  What does voltmeter tell me VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 8  Sun Jun 21 09 3:46 AM
Jun 19 2009
09:28 PM
Level-1 Member John G   A buddy and I were having a discussion and could not agree on an answer. Can someone tell me what the voltmeter on the dash panel is telling me when the engine is running and the voltmeter shows 14 v.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  DC voltage too high? VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 6  Fri Jun 19 09 11:19 PM
Jun 15 2009
07:06 PM
Level-1 Member Tony D   My neighbors dash Volt meter is reading pegged above 16v when the engine is reved up. At idle it shows 14.5. Normally I would not care about the volt meter, but the little fireboy shutdown / exting.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Testing Galvanic Corrosion VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 11  Fri Jun 19 09 1:18 AM
May 22 2009
11:53 PM
Level-1 Member Bill Waters   My diver is telling me there is galvanic corrosion starting to form on some of my underwater equipment. The rudders, struts and trim tabs to name a few. I am using up shaft zincs very quickly and the .....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Battery combiners VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 6  Tue May 19 09 10:41 PM
May 17 2009
03:12 PM
Level-1 Member Bill D l   I posted a similar post over on the Boat forum. I´ll ask here. On my Blackfin repower/refurb project, one area we did was redo the onboard electrical systems. The setup is 2 dedicated 31 AGM sta.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Stop solenoid.... VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Thu Apr 16 09 11:03 AM
Apr 16 2009
10:37 AM
Level-1 Member Slik66   Having replaced a few stop solenoids lately I´m left with a question....... If i measure voltage at the solenoid and get 11.9v but the solenoid is´nt energizing I call it buggered, take it off and bac.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  EDTA conditioning of a lead/acid battery VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 0  Wed Apr 8 09 3:25 PM
Apr 8 2009
03:25 PM
Level-1 Member Tomas Kempe   The principle of using EDTA to chemically remove leadsulfate from the electrodes (sulfating, the EDTA lead complex subsequently precipitate out at the bottom of the battery, having no conductivity, it.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  minimum recommended battery capacity QSM 11 VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 2  Fri Apr 3 09 9:03 PM
Apr 2 2009
12:15 AM
Level-1 Member Tomas Kempe   The specs at 32F on a 12V battery is 1800 MCA (Marine cranking amps at 32F) and that is the highest MCA a 8D battery at 1825 MCA and 134 pounds (Marine Master, Deka). I have a 8D but not at that MCA .....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  deka 4D Sea Mate battery VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 6  Sun Mar 8 09 10:48 AM
Mar 7 2009
01:24 AM
Level-1 Member Ed   I may need to replase my house bank 2 4Ds. Does anybody know anything about Deka AGM SEA MATE battery its priced better than some. Can buy from none marine dealer source. Thanks for any feed back
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  Cav Ac5 Alternator Wiring Diagram VIEW/REPLY Includes Attachments Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 2  Sun Feb 22 09 3:06 AM
Feb 22 2009
12:35 AM
Guest Gaz   I have a Cav ac5 24volt alternator on my Perkins. The wiring does not clip to the back but enters the alternator body. Can anyone tel me what colored wire goes where. I need to fix up the alternato.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  2 Engines/alts Charging One Battery Bank VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Wed Feb 4 09 9:32 PM
Feb 4 2009
09:00 PM
Level-1 Member Saylpal   Howdy, Another debatable question, with a catamaran, 2 alternators charging thru 2 Xantrex Regulators to one house battery bank. Will the Alternators ´battle´ each other... Is the ´.....
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 General Diesel:Electrical Systems -  2 Engines/alts Charging One Battery Bank VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 0  Wed Feb 4 09 8:41 PM
Feb 4 2009
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Level-1 Member Saylpal   Howdy, Another debatable question, with a catamaran, 2 alternators charging thru 2 Xantrex Regulators to one house battery bank. Will the Alternators ´battle´ each other... Is the ´.....
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