[Rhodes22-list] Electrical Advice

[Hank]

You should also consider buying Don Casey's book "Sailboat Electrics
Simplified"
http://www.amazon.com/Sailboat-Electrics-Simplified-Don-Casey/dp/0070366497/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216812894&sr=8-33

It is a really good reference model for how boats are wired and how to
troubleshoot possible problems.

Hank


On 7/22/08, Robert Skinner <Robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
> For diagnosis:
>
> Get to the back of the board and unhook all loads
>    from the breaker that is misbehaving.
>
> Get out your multimeter and check each load's draw
>    in Amps..
>
> There may be a bulb that is oversize.
>
> There may be a partial short to ground somewhere.
>
> You may have to chase around a little if more than
> one load is connected to a common wire to the breaker.
>
> /Robert
>
> This message is Politics-free.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Leland wrote:
> > Finally spent my first night on the boat last Thursday.  Departed Kent
> Island
> > a little after 7:00 p.m. and dropped anchor near Annapolis seven hours
> > later.  Conditions couldn't have been better.  The full moon lit up the
> > Chesapeake and the winds kept us cool and moving along at about an
> average
> > of three knots.  Didn't need the motor except for getting in and out of
> the
> > marina and anchorage, but 7 hours x 3 knots = 21 miles for about a 15
> mile
> > trip.  I can understand why sailboat cruisers motor 60% of the time.
> >
> > Did run into one small problem.  The breaker for the running lights kept
> > switching off.  I assume I have too many lights connected to one breaker,
> > but I'd love to hear some other theories and solutions.  Here's how my
> panel
> > is configured:
> >
> > 1.  Mast Head Light (only for the light on the mast)
> >
> > 2.  Running Lights - this is the only one that kept breaking off (stern
> > light, red port light, green starboard light, compass light)
> >
> > 3.  Cabin Lights (two sets of double lights found on most Rhodes and a
> > reading light over the settee) - seems like this would draw more power
> than
> > the running lights
> >
> > 4.  12 VDC Outlets (12 volt receptacles)
> >
> > 5.  Instruments (only for the depth/fish finder)
> >
> > 6.  Spare (no switch)
> >
> > 7.  AC Main Shore (110 receptacle)
> >
> > Any advice is appreciated--thanks!
> >
> > Lee
> > 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> > Kent Island, MD
> >
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