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11. The Electrical System

A. Options

(1) The electrical system on the Potter 19 has a number of options. It may have

one or two batteries. The battery may be located in the compartment under

the stove or it may be under the V-berth. Your Potter may have wet-cell

batteries or gel-cell batteries. It may or may not have a built-in charger.

Refer to the appropriate sections below depending on what equipment you

have.

B. Charging the Battery

(1) General comments about batteries:

(a) The following comments apply to all lead-acid batteries. Both the

flooded-cell and gel-cell batteries offered in the Potter are lead-acid

batteries. Other types of rechargeable batteries (like Ni-Cad) behave

entirely differently.

(b) Batteries discharge all by themselves over time. You should charge your

batteries at least every 2 months, even when you don’t use them. This

includes when the boat is out of use, such as during the winter.

using the batteries, it is best if you can charge them after each use. But, if

you don’t use them much (for example running the interior light for just an

hour or two), then you can go longer between charges if necessary.

(2) How to check the water level in your battery and fill it if necessary:

WARNING: Wear protective goggles when opening the caps from the battery.

Batteries contain sulfuric acid. Don’t get it on you or in your eyes, it will burn

your eyes and skin. If you get the acid on you wash it off immediately with

lots of water. If you spill any of the acid, it can damage what it spills on.

Clean it up as quickly as possible with baking soda and water.

(a) Only flooded-cell batteries need to have their water level checked. Gel-

cell batteries have nothing to check or fill.

(b) To check the water level, you need to remove the caps on the top of the

battery. You will find six holes. Each of the six needs to be checked and

filled individually.

battery. You will appear as a bunch of lines running crosswise to the

battery. The water must be over the top of these plates.

(d) You will also see that the walls of the hole extend down around an inch

into the battery cell. You should see a slot on one side of the lower part of

the hole.

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