BEP VSR or Blue Sea add a battery?

[2007 Outback V]

I am having troubles deciding which dual battery setup to go with. Both seem good and about the same price. Any opinions? Is one an easier install? I'll all about simplicity.

Thanks

[Moseley618]

Blue Seas add a battery is on national backorder.

[2007 Outback V]

Blue Seas add a battery is on national backorder.

That may be, but there are lots of suppliers that have them in stock............one example http://cgi.ebay.com/Blue-Sea-Systems...item3a5867459b

[jmvotto]

THe BEP vsr does not have the extra remote wiring install like the blue seas. Both work great and many members have both.

[2007 Outback V]

THe BEP vsr does not have the extra remote wiring install like the blue seas. Both work great and many members have both.

Remote wiring install???? Not sure I know what that is?

[jmvotto]

Remote wiring install???? Not sure I know what that is?

refere to the wiring diagrams below the blea seas has some extra wires for ignition, and remote led, still pretty simple.

http://bluesea.com/files/resources/i.../990170140.pdf

http://www.bepmarine.com/store/web/C...A/714-100A.pdf

[EarmarkMarine]

I'm a major advocate for combiner/separators or VSRs or ACRs depending on which label you're using. But... I only wish that these devices were as simple as the manufacturers make them out to be.

While you should have a dual-bank multi-stage AC shore charger regardless when you have a large audio system, the need is heightened when you're using a VSR/ACR. Yet both the BEP and Blue Sea recommend using a single bank charger to address two banks that are a.) regularly put into storage at a different charge and b.) offer a different impedance due to the fact that these two banks have been routinely used and cycled in different manners and have aged differently.

These systems also do a few really odd things and do not address several considerations that are more pertinent to towboats and large stereo operations.

There is no such thing as a perfect charging system nor a single prescripton to fit all systems. We address the charging system needs of each sysem uniquely.

We support the SurePower combiner/separator with the necessary peripheral components to match real needs including automated convenience & security, alternator protection & preservation, emergency bypass in case of failed relay or battery, isolation for use with a dual-bank shore charger.

Email me with your system components and your objectives and I can recommend the right management system.

David
Earmark Marine

[2007 Outback V]

BEP does seem a little bit easier to wire. Is there any gain in having more wire connections with the Blue Seas?

[ausbill32]

Although I do work on computers; I'm not an electrical guru of any sort and I found the wiring of the Blue Sea switch/ACR fairly easy and straight forward. I just installed mine two weeks ago. I took the time to add in the recommended fuses. Aside from measuring the cable lenghts and putting the connectors on, it only took me about 1.5 hours. I ultimately chose the Blue Sea add a battery kit because I can click it "on" and forget about it for the rest of the day. My last boat, I had the standard 1-2 perko switch and I was constantly switching it during the days to get the batteries charged.

I read through a couple of different threads first before I started my install and purchase.
https://forum.moomba.com/showthread.php?t=9693

[brain_rinse]

Although my BEP VSR works just fine, I would go with something else if for no other reason than their tech support person is dumber than a bag of sand.