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Are you running anything extra or all stock?
I'm running 4 XS Power 3100s for my system and they are awesome. On my previous two boats I always ran costco 6 volt golf cart batteries (six total) and the XS power 3100's are out performing those while pushing 5,000 watts. Highly recommend getting the XS power and wire your system directly to it.
May have to bite the bullet on the cost if they're that good.
8k JL system. 8 speakers in the tub, one 10" sub, 2x 8.8 towers. Loud AF.
I thought there was no way they could last longer than the golf cart batteries.... and they did. We used and abused them at Havasu for 4 straight days. Ran the system HARD all day. The music never skipped a beat.
@Diybrad ..... AGM TPPL. End of story.
Doing some research XS also had the xp3000. Apparently has to be used as strictly a secondary, not for starting, but still 120ah. Thinking at $130 cheaper might be my direction.
I don't recall the exact model info, but it was from the specs of a Yamaha Waverunner with the 1.8L engines. My 212s manual does not quote amperage ratings in the specs pages unfortunately. Note that is about the max the generators can put out, so some current is used to run the electronics and a bit of loss, so battery charge current would probably be more like 10-15a per engine. That's still pretty good recharge current, so on my boat with twin engines, I'm looking at 20-30a to charge the house and start batteries. My batteries are roughly 85ah so the house from 70% to full would take about 45 mins give or take. The start battery only takes a couple minutes to get recharged since it doesn't use much current to start these small engines. This depends on the regulator and charging circuits, battery temp, ambient air temp, etc. of course, but it sounds about right from my actual usage.
Found this on YouTube, not sure if it’s the correct wiring. picked up my first boat a few months ago and last time I was out. My radio would not turn on unless both switch’s were put on. ( House and start ) correct my if I'm wrong, my radio should only need my house battery on and my start off?
Well thanks, and it's funny you mentioned voltage. Because I get two totally different reading when I'm in and out the water. Lol
Right on... Thanks for the reply !
That sounds normal. If your boat is wired for a dual battery system, then the radio may rely on the Connext system. On my 2020 model the Fusion radio will come on along with the Connext with just the house, but the Connext will trigger an alarm that the start is dead/not connected so I need to have both switches on to silence the alarm. I believe your 2021 uses the Ennovation system which relies on the Connext system for radio, so it may require that both switches be on to function. You should always have both switches on when using the boat anyway, and only the house battery should drain using the radio while floating. Yamaha had some wiring issues a few years ago with dual battery boats, but that seems to have been fixed with recent models. Your boat is new with the Ennovation system, so maybe something is not quire right, however having both switches on while using the boat, driving or floating, is perfectly normal.
Yes that's correct, all charging systems would need to be designed to run everything and charge the batteries at idle speeds, otherwise you would have a constant "parasitic" type drain on the batteries. As the engines rev up, output current increases to recharge the batteries faster. Having said that, the system does not have to be designed for other high current drains like a trolling motor and battery, or a 2000w amplifier system. That's why you need a battery charging system for the extra toys. The TR-1 engines are 3-cyl so they don't have as much torque for a large stator, which is probably why it puts out about 30% less than the 1.8L engines.
www.odysseybatteries.com
