[Tiara Open] Using Shore power for battery charger

[jsheerin]

My 2005 3600 Open is on land for the winter and i am trying to get power to my battery charger.  I have 2 30 amp connections on the boat.  I thought that if I connected the inputs to the 30amp on the boat to extension cord connected to a nearby outlet, that i would get power to the battery charger.  No luck so far. Batteries turned on, breakers on, am I missing something?  or is there just not enough power from a 15amp outlet to run the battery charger.  As you can tell, I'm far from an expert in this area...

[MC1600]

Something is not “on.” I can run dual chargers on 8 batteries off my single 30 amp cord with extension cord adapter, so surely you should have enough. Is there power at the pulpit?

[jsheerin]

i'll have to check that out tomorrow.  thanks for reply

[jsheerin]

i discovered this weekend that the problem was a bad extension cord.  I have one more question if someone would be kind enough to reply.  Should i keep the battery chargers on all winter?  or should i just run them for a period of time each month?  thank you

[Misdirection]

Mine get plugged in once a month to top off the batteries. Stored indoors in an unheated building in NE Ohio.

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[MC1600]

Same here. About once a month for half a day or so. Leaving the boat plugged in and chargers on all winter would be a fire hazard. Most marinas won’t let you keep it plugged in.

[jsheerin]

That makes sense.  Thank you

[Lobsta]

I just bought an adapter and plug in once a month for a few hours to let the onboard charger do its thing. Boat is on the hard at the marina and there is a plug right behind the boat. I used to run a generator that was in the back of my truck for an hour but so much easier with the adapter.

[Joeboch348]

The days of winter storage are over for me.

[MC1600]

We’re three weeks out and champing at the bit!!