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[ckent323]

For those looking at the Sterling Power battery to battery BB12x0 models, they are the same as the ProMarine 12x0P models as far as I have been able to determine.  The technology was co-developed between the two companies,

 

Craig

Edited by ckent323, 27 March 2018 - 11:22 PM.

[fwctaco]

Craig,

 

I think the Promariner 12x0P chargers are AC to DC chargers.  They do have a line of DC to DC chargers that are the same as the older model Sterling DC to DC chargers.

[ckent323]

Not sure what I may have mis-communicated.  The ProMariner ProNautic P model battery to battery charger technology is the same as the Sterling Pro-Charge Ultra.  It was a jointly developed charger technology, however, the development agreement ended and the companies are marketing the technology under their own own names and models now.

 

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Edited by ckent323, 26 March 2018 - 05:11 AM.

[fwctaco]

Craig,

 

The Pronautic P and Pro-Charge Ultra series are both AC to DC chargers meant for charging your battery bank from shore power.  They are indeed the same technology shared between Sterling and Promariner.

 

Sterling has another line, the Pro Batt Ultra (http://www.sterling-...rychargers.aspx)

, which is the BB12x0 series - these are DC to DC chargers.  Promariner does not have an updated DC to DC charger line, but they do have one that is the same as the older Sterling DC to DC chargers, known as the Promariner DMC chargers (http://www.promarine...harging-systems).

[ckent323]

fwctaco,

 

You are of course correct.  Thanks for correcting my error.

 

I don't know how I got this all messed up.  Something about late night and wee hour of the morning web searching and such I guess.

 

I started out looking at the DC to DC chargers and somehow wound up looking at the AC - DC charger from a web link video I think, then I went tangent from there.  Sigh!

 

Anyway,  I agree you have this correct in your comment.

 

Regards,

Craig

Edited by ckent323, 27 March 2018 - 11:39 PM.

[cdbrow1]

It's been a long time since I posted an update. 

 

Over the last 8 months or so there has been zero issues with the set up. All three chargers (land, solar and alternator) are working and the batteries seem to have as much power as day one. They are coming up on three years old. 

 

The most annoying problem has been the regulator - I think it comes down to heat. The turbo diesel engine, combined with the high temperatures in the Sac Valley seem to work together. I have put a temp probe on the regulator and stopped during traffic temperature can get to 160 degrees. I am sure that was the cause of some of the regulator failures. BALMAR has made several improvements in their hardware and they tell me this unit should hold up - we will see. If I had to do it over again I would try to find another way to do it.