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24v on 12v system??
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Indeed. The OP asked an academic question so I tried to answer it. I agree with you, there's plenty to go wrong. It might have made...
Wednesday at 09:30
chriscallender
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24v on 12v system??
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That would only work if currently the starter wiring and the service wiring are completly independent of each other. For instance, if...
Wednesday at 09:03
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What is the convention on data polarity of NMEA tx /rx?
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I've spent many happy (???) years debugging these kind of things (not just UART). Since it works, you are probably at the end of the...
6 Jan 2025
chriscallender
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How will I get this bxxxxxd out?
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One way of getting hardened steel out is to use its brittleness and shatter it out with a hammer and sharp point. I've done that before...
19 Dec 2024
chriscallender
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1GM10 running issue under load. Help please!
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That could be true. When I did this, air was getting in at the filter and it was pretty obvious, the bubbles in the return weren't...
11 Dec 2024
chriscallender
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Towing boats/trailers and insurance
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When I was buying my last car, and having a towbar fitted within a week of purchase (already boooked in), the first insurers I had gone...
10 Dec 2024
chriscallender
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1GM10 running issue under load. Help please!
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One trick I've used in the past is to temporarily put a section of clear tube in and look for bubbles. You could start with the return...
10 Dec 2024
chriscallender
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Help me resolve this VHF antenna mystery
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You won't damage anything receiving and even if you transmitted briefly into a shorted antenna (which depending on the length of coax...
4 Dec 2024
chriscallender
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Unlawful detention by a marina - locked in!
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I would imagine they have short term berthing terms and conditions and that there would almost certainly be a clause in that saying that...
28 Nov 2024
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Old(ish) diesel
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Cheap Chinese diesel heater for either the boat, the workshop at home, greenhouse....
21 Nov 2024
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Fixed keel in the place of a swing keel
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What is it like inside the cabin ? Having owned 3 lifting keel boats, and one fixed I'd say the downsides of lifting keels are 1) The...
21 Nov 2024
chriscallender
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Old(ish) diesel
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I remember that central heating boliers can be fitted with different burner jets depending on whether you want to burn kerosene or...
19 Nov 2024
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Huge spark at alternator positive terminal
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Thanks for a great reply. Yes, Sense was already installed. Then I will just disconnect the brown excite wire and use the engine...
13 Nov 2024
chriscallender
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Huge spark at alternator positive terminal
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The thing at the bottom left of the diagram says "regulator wiring harness", it isn't meant to represent a bundle but connections...
12 Nov 2024
chriscallender
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Adding anti freeze to Yanmar 1GM10
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If it's afloat it won't freeze this week since its sitting in a bath of relatively warm water (although I'm sure it wouldn't feel that...
11 Nov 2024
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