2019 Ranger Tug-Battery/Invertor/Charger/Frig Questions

[Nickc]

Since it doesn’t seem it will ever stop snowing and will never melt…I started to dig into a few of the numerous Owners equipment manuals that this boat came with. The following is a few of the questions I came up with:
12v Batteries-- the Boat is equipped with 3 banks of batteries: 2 deep cycle house batteries; 1 CCA starter battery; + 1 deep cycle thruster/windlass battery. Can you tell me the combined Ahr of the 2 deep cycle house batteries? Also what is Ahr of the deep cycle thruster/windlass battery? and is the Thruster/Windlass deep cycle Ahr added in total Ahr available in your Ahr Power management excel spreadsheet? What is the CCA rating of the starter battery? Is there a separate battery monitor somewhere on the boat or can the "MT-1 meter-for EPIPDB-COm series controller" supply that info?
Abso 12v Charger--the Abso owners manual gives specs for 12v -20A/40A/60A which one was installed in this 2019 R23? Can I assume the charger is wired in the deep cycle thrustor/windlass battery bank?
Kisae Power Inverter- the owners manual lists 2 types of Power inverters--1)True Sinewave (1000W & 2000)& 2) Modified Sinewave (1000w& 1500W). Which one is installed on this boat and wattage?
Nova Kool Refrigerator--owners manual lists 2 types of 12v Nova Kool Frig-- 1 -12v DC and 1- 12v AC/DC model. Once again, which one was supplied by factory?

 

[chicagosam]

Woah. A lot of questions for one thread.

Lets start by you posting your Hull number, so the Ranger guys can research your build.

Question 1: Open up your cockpit hatches and see what type of batteries were installed. If flooded Grp 27 then probably 100ah x 2. For a total of 200 ah, which equates to only 100ah usable at 50% DOD.

Question 2: Open up your v-berth hatch and see what type of thruster battery was installed. I am sure the Factory's battery supplier changes from time to time.

Question 3: The excel calculator allows you to input your total Ahr of Capacity in the spreadsheet. It also allows your to pick your level of discharge. Ie., 50% DOD for flooded.

Question 4: You need open your lazarette and look at the battery sticker to determine the CCA of your starter battery.

Question 5: I doubt there is a battery monitor on your boat. It would require a shunt. The MT-1 meter is a display for your solar controller and will only tell you what the solar panel is feeding into your system.

Question 6: Your battery charger is probably a 3-bank 20amp controller. You can verify by opening up the cockpit hatches and noting the model of charger. Your charger will charge each of your 3 banks.

Question 7: The easiest way to tell is to have Ranger tugs tell you which inverter was installed (which is why they need your hull #). The second easiest way is to run the microwave while on inverter power. If it doesn't work well, then you have a 1k inverter. The third easiest way is to take apart the panel below your AC/DC panel and look to see if it is a 1k or a 2k inverter.

Question 8: You most likely have the DC only fridge. The Ranger folks can tell you by researching your hull #. But if you don't have an AC breaker for the Fridge then you have a DC fridge only.

Hope this helps you....

 

[Kevin Lamont]

Hello,

Yes the hull ID would be helpful, also thank you Chicagosam for breaking that all down!! I am going to add what I can based on the info given so far:

Question 1: Open up your cockpit hatches and see what type of batteries were installed. If flooded Grp 27 then probably 100ah x 2. For a total of 200 ah, which equates to only 100ah usable at 50% DOD.The batteries we were using then were from Battery Systems: House x2 DC27MF, Engine x1 27SM-8MF and Thruster x1 DC27MF. Their website is https://www.battsys.com and you can put the part number in for the info your looking for.

Question 2: Open up your v-berth hatch and see what type of thruster battery was installed. I am sure the Factory's battery supplier changes from time to time.If my memory serves me the thruster battery in located in the STRBD cockpit hatch.

Question 3: The excel calculator allows you to input your total Ahr of Capacity in the spreadsheet. It also allows your to pick your level of discharge. Ie., 50% DOD for flooded.

Question 4: You need open your lazarette and look at the battery sticker to determine the CCA of your starter battery.I would also recommend double checking, not sure if any or all have been replaced, not sure if you are the original owner.

Question 5: I doubt there is a battery monitor on your boat. It would require a shunt. The MT-1 meter is a display for your solar controller and will only tell you what the solar panel is feeding into your system.Correct there is no battery monitor onboard. You can see your engine voltage and house voltage via the Garmin plotter but no third bank charger. We have installed some Victron monitors https://www.victronenergy.com/battery-monitors

Question 6: Your battery charger is probably a 3-bank 20amp controller. You can verify by opening up the cockpit hatches and noting the model of charger. Your charger will charge each of your 3 banks.The battery charger listed that year was a KISAE AC1220 20Amp charger, https://www.kisaepower.com/products/bat ... gers/model

Question 7: The easiest way to tell is to have Ranger tugs tell you which inverter was installed (which is why they need your hull #). The second easiest way is to run the microwave while on inverter power. If it doesn't work well, then you have a 1k inverter. The third easiest way is to take apart the panel below your AC/DC panel and look to see if it is a 1k or a 2k inverter.The inverter listed that year is a KISAE SW1220 true sine 2000W inverter, https://www.kisaepower.com/products/pow ... l-sw-1220/

Question 8: You most likely have the DC only fridge. The Ranger folks can tell you by researching your hull #. But if you don't have an AC breaker for the Fridge then you have a DC fridge only. Yes the fridge is 12v DC, has no AC. The model is Nova Kool R4500 DC LH (left hand), https://www.novakool.com/r4500

Hope this all helps!! Stay warm!!

Thanks,

 

[Nickc]

Re: Ranger Tug R23 Hull #1USFMLT2378C919
Wow!! Chicagosam and Kevin- thankyou for your informative responses to my extensive questions to R23 power systems. Since I recently underwent shoulder surgery and dealing with knee issues- I am not doing a lot of poking around in bilges just yet- so your responses are/were much appreciated!
Kevin (Hull#listed above) - I am the second owner -bought the boat August last year w/50hrs on engine and I am pretty sure all batteries and other electrical components are original.
Once again thankyou both for helping me learn the systems on this fabulous boat!