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Yanmar steering and charging issue |
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Fri Aug 28 09 3:01 AM |
Aug 28 2009 02:35 AM |
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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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Batteries for starting |
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Thu Aug 20 09 5:30 PM |
Jun 10 2003 01:53 PM |
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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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Yanmar alternator |
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Thu Aug 13 09 1:56 PM |
Aug 11 2009 11:57 PM |
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Rhc
Has anyone used MES or Masco alternators to replace the Yanmar OEM. They are 1/4 the price.
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Starter wiring on Yanmar 4JH3E |
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Tue Jun 30 09 1:37 PM |
Jun 30 2009 09:42 AM |
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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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What does voltmeter tell me |
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Sun Jun 21 09 3:46 AM |
Jun 19 2009 09:28 PM |
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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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DC voltage too high? |
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Fri Jun 19 09 11:19 PM |
Jun 15 2009 07:06 PM |
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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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Testing Galvanic Corrosion |
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Fri Jun 19 09 1:18 AM |
May 22 2009 11:53 PM |
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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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Battery combiners |
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Tue May 19 09 10:41 PM |
May 17 2009 03:12 PM |
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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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Stop solenoid.... |
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Thu Apr 16 09 11:03 AM |
Apr 16 2009 10:37 AM |
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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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EDTA conditioning of a lead/acid battery |
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Wed Apr 8 09 3:25 PM |
Apr 8 2009 03:25 PM |
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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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minimum recommended battery capacity QSM 11 |
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Fri Apr 3 09 9:03 PM |
Apr 2 2009 12:15 AM |
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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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deka 4D Sea Mate battery |
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Sun Mar 8 09 10:48 AM |
Mar 7 2009 01:24 AM |
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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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Cav Ac5 Alternator Wiring Diagram |
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Sun Feb 22 09 3:06 AM |
Feb 22 2009 12:35 AM |
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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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2 Engines/alts Charging One Battery Bank |
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Wed Feb 4 09 9:32 PM |
Feb 4 2009 09:00 PM |
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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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2 Engines/alts Charging One Battery Bank |
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Wed Feb 4 09 8:41 PM |
Feb 4 2009 08:41 PM |
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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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