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Shep

Posted 9/25/2007 7:45 AM (#276410 - in reply to #276397)
Subject: RE: Electric Shocks: Plugging Batteries into Charger

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My first thought is that you have worn through one of your conductors on the AC supply to the charger, and this is now making contact with the hull of the boat, and that is causing the shock. Do you have a receptacle on the boat that you plug in to? Or just a pigtail off the charger? IIf the former, I would check the cord from the receptacle to the charger very carefully for a worn spot, especially where it goes through a bulkhead, or other potentially sharp edge.

It is possible the charger need to be isolated from the aluminum of the hull. I'll try to look at a manual, if I can find one. You could try to call Minn Kota tech support.