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Thank you for all your help. I'll do more tests the next one I go to my boat. Probably get back to you then

Unfortunately I can only get to my boat every fortnight or so. I'm thinking that it has been working ok for me for about 3 years and then lockdown came in and it was left for 6 - 8 months during which time it has failed so the current configuration is ok but a component has failed probably as you say one of the split charge / isolator units. I need to try and find out what the switch on the inverter actualy does and if I should switch it to charge only when I leave the boat for any length of time and when it's switched to inverter - is it still supposed to charge the batteries? Thank you you've given some ideas and little more insight into where to start testing.

Thank you for your thoughts on this. II think that the bank of 3 failed batteries was was to power the inverter when out on the river so I might put a seperate charger on those when I replace them. These I can manually switch to charge when on shore power and use the alternator to charge them when no shore power, what do you think?

As I've put a known good battery 12.7 v in I would have thought that it would eliminate the bad battery issue. Also I've bypassed the the inverter and connected shore power straight through and the boat's 240 v is all ok. A couple of things puzzle me, why have a Cyrix battery combiner and an Argo Fet isolator. Would the failure of batteries cause the Inverter to disconnect the boat's 240v circuits?

Thank you for repling There are 2 banks of batteries. When the fault first occurred I found out that one bank of batteries were below 10v, I thaought that this may cause the inverter to trip. As they were connected in parallel I decided that if I put one known good battery back in their place it would show that the dead batteries were the issue. But the fault is still apparent. I am not sure if the inverter does actually charge both banks or if the faulty bank is only charged by the engine running.

Hi I have a problem with my boat electrics. The inverter won't work and the 240v electrics don't work on shore power and it seems the inverter is tripping out and therefore the batteries are not getting charged from shore power. I was an auto electrician for 30 ish years so I understand electrics fairly well. I am struggling to understand all the components involved, there ais a Cyrix-ct and a 3 battery Agoi Fet diode pack, also n alternator regulator. I can't ascertain which unit or units will cause the Inverter to trip. Any help welcome please

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Hi Snitch I tried the Ballard one from Brian Wards they kindly said that if it didn't work I could return it. After connecting it up and wandering around the deck with it like an Olympic torch I couldn't get a signal in Brundall. I now have a small house type aerial without a booster and it works great although I sometimes have to turn it to find a signal depending where I am moored Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app