[Rhodes22-list] Wiring project finis

[Michael D. Weisner]

All electrical connections on a boat should be protected from corrosion,
mostly as a result of water intrusion (salt water is the worst.)  The most
important thing one can do to prevent corrosion is to make the joint "gas
tight".  Rubber or vinyl coatings (liquid or tape) are very good at this,
assuming that the environment is reasonable dry when the material is
applied.  If you seal moisture in the joint it will fail, even if soldered.

BTW, even though I prefer soldering, if you are not skilled at soldering or
cannot clean the wires and terminals properly to "tale the solder" (yes, you
may need to use a flux component at times) you may be better using a
mechanical joining technology such as a crimped connector.  As far as
crimped connectors go, I prefer those that pierce the insulation in addition
to simply crimping.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Wiring project finis


> A neat thing they sell now is liquid electrical tape.  It is also sold at
> west marine as liquid whip.  It is basically a liquid rubber that you put
> around the electrical connection and then allow to dry.  I used it on my
> bilge pump connections and it sure seemed waterproof to me.  As a line
whip,
> you dip the cut end of the line in and then let it dry.  Repeat for a
total
> of 3 times.  Does a great job of keeping the line from unraveling.
>
> Hank
>
> On 9/5/06, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> >
> > Claude, Rummy, and All:
> >
> > When I was preparing motorcycles for enduros, I did all
> > that Rummy described below.  In addition, I put some
> > silicone grease around all joints before wrapping with
> > tape, keeping water (in the case of a boat, condensation)
> > out of the joints to control paths to ground and corrosion.
> >
> > I have continued that practice when working with boat
> > wiring.  Working on wiring is tedious, as Rummy noted, but
> > I figure another few moments in whatever pretzel position
> > I have to assume is worth it in the long run.
> >
> > It may be overkill, but it makes me feel good... after I
> > get out of the bowels of the boat.
> >
> > /Robert
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Claude,
> > > I'm glad that everything worked out OK in the end. Your having removed
> > most
> > > of the interior of your boat made the project go much faster. However,
> > > spending  8 hours crawling around on my hands and knees and working in
> > tight quarters
> > > took  it's toll on me. It was very warm inside the cabin and about mid
> > > afternoon it  started raining lightly. Fortunately Claude was prepared
> > and we threw
> > > a tarp  over the boom and kept working.
> > > Claude mounted the new circuit panel on the wall between the head area
> > and
> > > the galley. All the new wires run under the floors and seats. He still
> > has a
> > > lot  of interior work to do, but everything worked when we left there
> > Monday
> > > evening.  He mounted two 12 volt outlets and a battery monitor just
> > above the
> > > sink on the  wood panel.
> > > Wherever I could, I soldered all wires and then used shrink wrap and
> > then
> > > wrapped that with electricians tape. I don't think he will have
problems
> > with
> > > the work I did
> > > Of course I collected my usual fee.....a large bottle of Mt Gay rum
> > which I
> > > am enjoying as I write this. If you have any questions about rewiring
a
> > R22,
> > > send all requests for information to Claude. Perhaps Claude could take
> > some
> > > digital pictures before he wraps everything up so the list can see
> > his  upgrade.
> > > In spite of the heat and cramped quarters, it was a fun day,
> > well  spent.
> > >
> > > Rummy
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