[Rhodes22-list] The magic of electricity

[John Lock]

On Sep 8, 2009, at 12:47, John Lock wrote:
> panel.  Swap the batteries and see if the engine will start.  If not,
> something is draining the battery.  If so, you've got a live circuit
> draining it someplace (or a defective battery).

I meant to say "If so, you've got a wiring problem preventing current  
from getting out to the panel"


> Cheers!
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> On Sep 8, 2009, at 12:34, BenCittadino wrote:
>> Mike;
>>
>> You may recall that the last "problem" I had was an engine that
>> stalled out
>> which turned out to be caused by my failure to open the gas tank  
>> vent.
>>
>> Before I asked Stan for warrenty service I wanted to eliminate the
>> "moron
>> factor"(me). So I thought I would try to a least learn enough to be
>> able to
>> say I had tried all the reasonable self-help measures. If it turns
>> out to be
>> a warranty issue I am still under warranty and I know where to go
>> for that.
>>
>> Serves me right though; I just got done telling Rich Anderson how
>> painless
>> my boat has been so I tempted the gods, and have no one to blame but
>> myself.
>>
>> Thanks for all the ideas so far guys.
>>
>> BenC
>>
>>
>>
>> R22MikeW wrote:
>>>
>>> Ben,
>>>
>>> Didn't your '08 come with a warranty?  I think that you need to
>>> direct
>>> your
>>> questions about a failed battery (or two) within the first year of
>>> operation
>>> to Stan.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>>>      Nissequogue River, NY
>>>
>>> From: "BenCittadino" Monday, September 07, 2009 10:12 PM
>>>> Two great days of sailing this past week. Hit 5.6 knots over the
>>>> ground
>>>> and
>>>> buried the rail once (a little scary, are you sure this thing won't
>>>> capsize???).
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, the engine starts like a dream (I have electric start and
>>>> motor
>>>> lift) and purrs like a kitten. HOWEVER, nothing else electrical
>>>> works on
>>>> the
>>>> boat all of a sudden. I have a '93, recycled '08 and it has two
>>>> batteries.
>>>> I
>>>> have the electrical panel high on the starboard bulkhead inside the
>>>> cabin.
>>>> I
>>>> also have two factory installed solar panels. Last summer, and up
>>>> until
>>>> today the switches on the panel could be switched to energize the
>>>> depth
>>>> finder, cabin lights, macerator (test only), radio, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Now to be frank I know nothing else about the electrical system on
>>>> this
>>>> boat. I have no electrical test gear and will undoubtedly have a
>>>> marine
>>>> electrician look at it. However I would like to give the tech some
>>>> information about how this boat is wired. Is there an electrical
>>>> diagram
>>>> somewhere? Which battery energizes which stuff? Where do the wires
>>>> go
>>>> when
>>>> they leave the battery compartments? Which battery or batteries are
>>>> charged
>>>> by the solar panels? I let her sit idle more than a week or two
>>>> sometimes
>>>> and never have a problem with the lift or electric start, but the
>>>> dinky
>>>> little items on the other circuit seem to drain that battery pretty
>>>> readily.
>>>> Are there known issues I should alert the tech to with this set-up?
>>>>
>>>> I recall now the boatyard where I put my boat up last winter had to
>>>> replace
>>>> a battery (I don't even know for sure which one) upon launching  
>>>> this
>>>> summer
>>>> and I think it was the one that has failed now (forward?).
>>>>
>>>> I guess what I am asking is whether there is an archive entry or
>>>> another
>>>> document that will start me on the road to undstanding the
>>>> electrical
>>>> system
>>>> on this boat.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks;
>>>>
>>>> Ben C
>>>> SV Susan Kay
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