[Rhodes22-list] The magic of electricity

Ronald Lipton ronald.lipton at gmail.com
Tue Sep 8 13:21:44 EDT 2009


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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