[Rhodes22-list] Mast light wiring

[Cover-Man]

Rob,

So curious what brand/model you chose for the nav lights.  I want to go 100% LED also.

Art Czerwonky 
s/v Mary Jane

On Oct 21, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Rob Granger <rgranger at sbc.edu> wrote:

> 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
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> Department of Chemistry
> Sweet Briar College
> 434-381-6403
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