{"id":539,"date":"2025-02-26T13:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-site.se\/sutars.com\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:29:13","slug":"separate-batteries-skiljerelan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wired-inspired\/separate-batteries-skiljerelan\/","title":{"rendered":"Separate batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"539\" class=\"elementor elementor-539\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66be7fe9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66be7fe9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30baf998 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30baf998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3309fc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3309fc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Separate batteries<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1645055a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1645055a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d5aba9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74d5aba9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56210916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56210916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to ensure that the engine always starts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70de8af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70de8af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><style>\na {<br \/>\n    text-decoration: none;<br \/>\n    color: #464feb;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\ntr th, tr td {<br \/>\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\ntr th {<br \/>\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/style><\/p><p><strong>Being able to get underway safely<\/strong> is a critical safety aspect on board. You must always be able to <strong>start the engine<\/strong>\u2014whether to seek shelter from bad weather or to maneuver out of the way of a ferry or other traffic.<\/p><div><div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">Separating a battery using a <strong>battery isolator relay<\/strong> is an effective way to ensure that the <strong>starter battery is not discharged<\/strong>. To minimize the risk of faults in the configuration described above, there is <strong>no mechanical switching device between the starter battery and the starter motor<\/strong>.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">However, when the <strong>battery bank capacity approaches around 400\u202fAh<\/strong>, a practical limit is reached. At that point, the batteries must be <strong>so deeply discharged that they risk damage<\/strong> before they begin to have difficulty starting the engine. In such systems, it becomes <strong>more important to properly monitor the battery bank<\/strong> than to isolate a dedicated starter battery.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d13f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43d13f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae20023 elementor-grid-1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"ae20023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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