[Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery dies?

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Bob,
How about carrying one of those car battery jumper packs with you until you get this issue resolved?  They should carry enough juice to get the motor down and started, at which point, the alternator should be charging the batteries back up? - Rob Lowe

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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery dies?

Unfortunately, I had discovered last Fall, soon after the boat was delivered, that Stan had not wired the two batteries separately on the switch. The switch, although it has 4 positions - off, 1, 2, both -- essentially has two modes -- everything on, or everything off. Stan tried to tell me how to rewire the switch, but I was unable to follow the wires or even get access to the switch. So, Stan has promised to fix this next time he has someone in my area. (But I'm far from NC.) Meanwhile, I suppose cutting the belt would be the only option if I really need to lower the motor and the batteries are dead. Not a great likelihood of this, but I like to be prepared. On Kentucky lake, I really need a motor to cross the  barge channel and get in and out of the marina.  

Bob