[Rhodes22-list] Spring Preparations

[Caesar Paul]

Rummy,
Problem solved!
You are right on the money.  I was installing the four pin plug for the deck socket. I cut back to shinny wire, and secured using the jewelers screw driver, plug in and look up for lights. No lights. It turned out that the un-assembled plug was a little slack.  By buddy dropped by and applied a little pressure, and guess what - lights.  The boat is now lighting up like a Christmas tree.
 
Thanks for the advice on that liquid electrical tape.  My guess is that should help with those pesky trailer lights also.
 
Next Project: installation of a garmin 430 gps with transducer. Should i install the transducer in the lazarette or by the water tank at the head of the v berth?  I like the water tank, battery well area because the possibility of it being disturbed is here is much less than in the busy lazarette.
 
Thanks again,
 
Caesar

--- On Tue, 3/24/09, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:


From: R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Spring Preparations
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 5:05 AM


Caesar,
I and many other have had to trouble shoot the steaming light. The obvious  
is to check that you have power at the bulb. My experience has been that the  
connections in the deck top fitting corrode easily. They are quite small and  
somewhat tricky to work with, but a small jewelers or eyeglass screwdriver will 
help tremendously. Clean the connectors and if possible strip new copper 
wire  and insert in connectors. Tighten and then use a product called liquid  
electrical tape. It will seal the connectors and prevent any further corrosion. 

Rummy


In a message dated 3/23/2009 7:27:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:

Hi  Jerry,
I paid a visit to bebi electronics, and look at some of their  lights.  The 
owl anchor light appeals to me.

I need  to solve a problem with my steaming light; the other navigation 
lights are  working.  After trouble shooting the problem with the steaming light on 
the top end of the mast, I'll complete my shopping list.  I do like the  
idea of a permanent anchor light at the top of the mast, and will talk to you  
some more about how to set up the double switch for both the steaming  and 
anchor  light.

Thanks,
Caesar





---  On Sat, 3/21/09, cjlowe at sssnet.com <cjlowe at sssnet.com>  wrote:


From: cjlowe at sssnet.com  <cjlowe at sssnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bimini  Installation
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 7:39  PM


Caesar,

Davis makes a mega-light that has 15 feet  of cord that plugs into a 12v.
outlet. I hang it from the aft end of the  boom.It's also a handy little
trouble light to look in the laz. or other  unlit areas.I also have a
mast mounted LED anchor light ,but also use the  mega lite because I'm on
a small lake and most people out at night are  fishing and their
attention is more towards the water than it is 30' in the  air.
Bebi electronics(google them) has a couple of neat units that have  one
tenth of the amp draw of a regular bulb. If you are planning to mount  a
permenant anchor light I would highly recommend a LED one.Besides  low
current draw,LEDs are light emitting diodes,and diodes only allow  current
to pass one way. Which means you can wire the anchor light and  the
steaming light to one pair of wires and control it with a double  pole
,double throw switch to reverse the polarity,and light both lights,one  at
a time .If this intrests you,I'll be happy to tell you more.I'll try  to
post a picture of a light I made out of one of Bebi's LED  lights.

Jerry Lowe




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