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Charging a tablet from a 12 volt socket.
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Install one of these. Convert 12v direct to 5v 5A. More than enough to run the tablet 24V 12V To 5V 5A Power Supply Buck Converter Step...
Yesterday at 13:51
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According to the above link one should turn off the solar charging when the boat is unattended - eh???. They really are lumping all the...
Saturday at 19:30
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I really don't have the time or inclination to address some of the crap in that article. Suffice it to say, British Marine is nothing...
Saturday at 19:30
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Drop-in Lithium Engine Start Battery?
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Assuming you have some form of charging for domestic bank whilst the boat is not in use, you could add a DC/DC charger to keep the...
22 Mar 2025
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I don't like those Renogy batteries, not sure who's cells they use and the BMS is cheap, with no Bluetooth. I mostly assemble my own...
20 Mar 2025
geem
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Electric Windlass Advice
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I guess we all have different experiences. We did away with the remote. We never used it. We have foot switches, perfectly located at...
18 Mar 2025
geem
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DIY LiFePo4 installation - Don't do what I did (maybe) . . .
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I am insured through Pants. I have done consultancy work on a liquid cooled lithium battery project. As a mechanical and electrical...
9 Mar 2025
geem
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Steps at top of mast
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My main mast has steps at the top. Really useful but make sure you place them carefully. The previous owner fitted mine but they are in...
23 Feb 2025
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(y). Exceeding the rating of the solar panel by this type of degree is certainly possible in exceptional conditions. These high peak...
23 Feb 2025
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You should also fit two circuit breakers/isolators, one in the main electrical feed to the windlass motor and another in the feed to the...
23 Feb 2025
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Didn't say you were a liar, i said it must have been a short, rather than the ring completing a circuit. Sounds like a short.
23 Feb 2025
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He must have shorted it, you can't get enough current from a charged battery to a discharged battery to cause a gold ring to explode.
23 Feb 2025
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Charging starting battery from solar?
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We have extracted 420w from 360w of solar with a Victron Mppt on regular occasions in the tropics.
23 Feb 2025
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Lithium and fuses
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They can't. As the battery Ah rating goes up, so doesn't the aic fusing requirements. There is lots of evidence from smarter people than...
20 Feb 2025
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Sorry, this isn't good advice. If there is a short before the master fuse the wiring isn't protected by that fuse, it's solely reliant...
20 Feb 2025
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