{"id":2495,"date":"2009-03-21T05:15:02","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T10:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2009-04-17T17:37:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T22:37:35","slug":"battery-switch-problems-on-the-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/battery-switch-problems-on-the-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery Switch Problems on the Boat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2486 aligncenter\" title=\"wh9-batt-switch-2\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-2.jpg\" alt=\"wh9-batt-switch-2\" width=\"576\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-2.jpg 576w, https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-2-300x270.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last summer we began to have intermittent electrical problems with our heavier load devices. A series of tests and checks traced the problem to a battery switch which we took out of service. It was not until our return to the boat that we got around to replacing this device. In the photo above note the discoloration from heat caused by poor internal contacts (the switch handles 300+ amps on a regular basis). <!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2487 aligncenter\" title=\"wh9-batt-switch-3\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-3.jpg\" alt=\"wh9-batt-switch-3\" width=\"575\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-3.jpg 575w, https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-3-299x300.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is the inside of the switch. Note the pitting on the right contact. This indicates that very little of the switch surface was actually in transferring power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2489 aligncenter\" title=\"wh9-batt-switch-4\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-4.jpg\" alt=\"wh9-batt-switch-4\" width=\"576\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-4.jpg 576w, https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-4-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And the mating surfaces. We probably could have reused this switch but have replaced it with something we hope is better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2488 aligncenter\" title=\"wh9-batt-switch\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch.jpg\" alt=\"wh9-batt-switch\" width=\"576\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch.jpg 576w, https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The new battery switch with buss bars attached (above).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2490\" title=\"wh9-batt-switch-5\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-5.jpg\" alt=\"wh9-batt-switch-5\" width=\"576\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-5.jpg 576w, https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/wh9-batt-switch-5-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And the back side. After our last experience we will pull this one apart at season&#8217;s end and have a look at the guts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer we began to have intermittent electrical problems with our heavier load devices. 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