It seems a yet unsolved problem: Replacement washer for 54 Amel. Working with many capable folks on the forum: Joel P, Bill R. I have been unable to find a suitable replacement this side of the

Well said Bill, but I have to disagree about the batteries being held at 28.8 V for long periods of time. 14.4 V is the gassing voltage for a 12 volt battery and holding the 24V bank at 28.8V for long

Yes, there are differing opinions on this subject and hopefully, Eric, it is not WWIII. And I believe that you have to be especially careful when you say, "I do not believe that the alternator needs a

Hello Bill, once in a while I run my Eberspacher off a can filled with kerosene to clean it out. As our boats only have one fuel tank, this avoids diluting the diesel used for the

Ian, You bring up an interesting point when you say, "Did Amel get it wrong or.." I noticed that someone said something similar on the heater thread. My following comment is NOT for you or any of the

Thank you all for the help! Oliver SV JoEmi SM 2000 no. 397

Thanks Clay, That looks really interesting ! Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi all, I've just recently purchased two of these Alternator Regulators http://arduinoalternatorregulator.blogspot.com from Al Thomason. I'm yet to receive them, and they won't be fitted until late

Hello Ian, The regulator doesn't carry the 175 Amps, it just tells the alternator what to do. The current comes from the alternator. Any 3-stage regulator can control any alternator. The regulkator

Ian, The top of my batteries were covered with a big label. Once I cut the label. About 1/3 of the top of the battery was the cover of all the 6 cells.. I put a very large screwdriver under the

Hello Alan, my solar panels also deliver 28.8V to my house batteries for long periods of time. However the charge regulators ensure that no current is flowing until needed. When the

Hi Bob, Your first paragraph is an exact illustration of what happens when you start the Yanmar with fully charged house batteries - even if you have, as we do, a 3-stage regulator on the Leece

Hi Ian & Judy, yes I have met many owners that have done the same but thanks for the confirmation that it was a worthwhile change. I have to wonder why the original top line was where

The question on the Leece-Neville potentially overcharging the batteries is an interesting one. With solar charging we frequently start and use our diesel with the house batteries fully charged. The

I was looking for new membranes for my watermaker and found this company. I needed SW30-2540 not only are they huge they were the least expensive by quite a bit.

Alan, I have had 3 sets of deep cycle batteries on Kimberlite in 15 years. The original Amel set of batteries lasted about 2000 hours. The second set was killed by a defective battery charger after

Thanks Eric, OK...the 12volt engine and genset alternators don't need 3-stage regulators because they are charging starting batteries not deep cycle batteries. Deep cycle batteries require a 3 stage

Alan, I guess I will be starting World War 3. I do not believe that the alternator needs a 3 stage regulator. When the bank is full , the voltage drops down and the amps are in the 1-2 amp

Well done Ian ! While you are about it you may consider fitting an external regulator that will charge the house batteries correctly There are a couple of ways of doing this which are illustrated

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