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Old 07-16-2022, 01:52 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by TiltonBB View Post
The problem with leaving the switch on "both" all the time is when you have a problem, like a short circuit, or anything that kills the battery, you have killed both batteries. That eliminates the option of switching batteries when one is dead.

That it one of the problems an ACR will address:


https://www.bluesea.com/support/arti...R%5D_Explained


In a proper modern marine electrical setup about the only thing that could really draw the batteries down excessively would be a bilge pump circuit, and if that is the case, you have some more serious issues to deal with anyway.
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