[Rhodes22-list] The magic of electricity

[BenCittadino]

Mike, David, Jim, Rob, John Lock, and Ron;

Thank you. I will dutifully explore all your ideas and report the outcome.

John S., Smoke you say? I thought it was hamsters.

By the way, I have ordered the book Mike suggested.

thanks,

BenC



Ronald Lipton-3 wrote:
> 
> Check your panel ground wire.
> 
> Ron
> 
> 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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