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    Help with wiring a dual battery switch.

    Try to make this short. I have a 100 AH lithium starting battery and a 50 AH lithium battery. The TM batteries and starting battery are charged with a power pole charge. The 50 AH I just mounted separate charger.

    ok I’d like to start day with all accessories on the 50 AH battery (entire boat accessories plus 3 126sv Garmin and 34 LSV). This will run boat for about 6 Hours. I’d then like to switch everything back to the 100 AH starting battery to end the day. Will have plenty of power to start big motor. (As a note, I will fish 6-8 hours without staring big motor. )

    can I just leave big motor wire to starting battery and take the accessory cable to a dual battery switch and switch them between the two? Will this affect the power pole charge? How will the negatives tie together?

    end game I just want to be able to switch accessories between the two batteries without affecting the charger or starting of the big motor off the correct battery.
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    Advise to not run anything besides the TM on those batteries.
    You'll probably end up with a lot of interference on the electronics if you do.
    Mike

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