[Rhodes22-list] Mast light wiring

[Cover-Man]

Just a thought on internal power, you can get mighty good performance with low drain on Bluetooth cellphones to Bluetooth speakers, many options for choice, ditto on video movies without massive player.  Speaking of Bluetooth, did he prefer Mt Gay?

Art Czerwonky 
s/v Mary Jane

On Oct 21, 2011, at 4:18 PM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> That's not much draw on the battery after four days. I drain a battery in  
> an afternoon of sailing. It might have something to do with the stereo 
> putting  out 375 watts of ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin. I also drain a bottle of rum 
> on a good  day. The rum is easier to recharge than the battery.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/21/2011 3:15:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> rgranger at sbc.edu writes:
> 
> I don't  have an alternator on my O.B. so I switched all of my lighting to
> LED  bulbs.  I also use Auto accent LED lights for cabin lights.  My draw  
> is
> very low and I can cruise for 4 days and not worry about the battery  at
> all.  Last time I was on a 4 day cruise my voltage dropped from  12.3V to
> 11.8 in four days of use.
> 
> I used trailer light wiring to  run up my mast (that way I could keep track
> of the hot and cold using  colors) and I use a standard trailer plug ($2 at
> AutoZone) to plug the  anchor and steaming light to the switch panel once 
> the
> mast is up.  I  run the wire through the front hatch.  Not as tidy as the
> plug you  normally see on a boat but also not as expensive.
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct  21, 2011 at 3:02 PM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> True  enough, not if the lights are LED's. Not many R22's are using them
>> though.
>> 
>> Rummy
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated  10/21/2011 2:57:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> rgranger at sbc.edu  writes:
>> 
>> Not true  if it is an LED  light....
>> 
>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:47 PM,   <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Lights are one of  those  glorious inventions that don't care which way
>> you
>>> hook up the  wires.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated  10/21/2011 1:41:09  P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> jjcampjr at yahoo.com   writes:
>>> 
>>> Hey  everybody (and the rest):
>>> 
>>> After a disaster with the  mast lowering on my  boat in July (of 
> course,
>> not
>>> my fault) {(That's what  we  all would say)} I am vexed with  the 
> prospect
>> of
>>> rewiring the connection for my  mast light.   Resetting  the mast step 
> was
>>> gravy.  But, in the attempt  to   rewire the mast-head light, I cannot
>> tell
>>> which lead is  hot and which  is  ground.  In the fitting, there is a  
> long
>>> and a
>>> short lead.  Which  one  is hot and which one ground?
>>> 
>>> Once I have  the  battery back in, I can do a process of elimination  
> and
>>> figure it out easily  enough.  However, If someone could   clue me in, 
> it
>>> would
>>> make the task a  "one and  done"  event.  My boat is an '87. Any clues?
>>>  Muchas
>>> gracias  mis amigos y amigas.  Happy  winterizing to all.   Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Joe   Camp
>>> s/v John Dawson
>>> Hatboro,  PA
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>> 
>> --
>> Dr. Robert Granger
>> Department of Chemistry
>> Sweet Briar  College
>> 434-381-6403
>> rgranger at sbc.edu
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> Department of Chemistry
> Sweet Briar  College
> 434-381-6403
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