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      VicS replied to the thread What hydraulic fluid.
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      VicS replied to the thread Solar - voltage drop and mppt.
      An MPPT controller will control the load on the solar panels at the point at which to power extracted from the panel is at the maximum...
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      VicS replied to the thread Force 5 hp outboard.
      But if it is flooding either the float or the valve is defective. It may be a bit of dirt on the seat or a worn needle. Unlikely to be a...
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      VicS replied to the thread Sail laundry.
      Dont use a chlorine bleach on polyester sail cloth. It sometimes irreversibly turns it yellow. If the sail does not other wise need...
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      VicS replied to the thread Sail laundry.
      Take it to a sail maker who will send it to TipTop sail laundry See Sail Cleaning | Tiptop Sail Laundry | Portsmouth for Names of...
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      VicS replied to the thread Outboard on Mirror.
      I used to use a Seagull 40 plus (standard length) on a Mirror. Any small 15" (381mm) shaft outboard should be suitable.
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      VicS replied to the thread Beta Marine alternators.
      The Beta Instalation and Operation Manual (q.v.) does show circuitry for battery sensing with this size of engine when diode splitting...
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      VicS replied to the thread Beta Marine alternators.
      Slightly less than the equivalent of 1 horse power.
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      VicS replied to the thread Is this a link switch.
      FWIW the Owners Instruction Manual is here https://www.thornam-shop.dk/images/pdf/722-NE.pdf .
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      Maybe but without that what conclusion would you come to if you had to calculate what size cable was required, either using simple...
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      For a 48 volt system volts drop is less of an issue. Single runs of 70mm² should be adequate. .
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      For 90mm² it would be just shy of 120A but AFAIK 90mm² is not a standard size. For 95mm², which is a standard size, it would be 140 A...
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      VicS replied to the thread Adhesive remover hatch acrylic.
      +1 for "Sticky Stuff Remover". .............. No home should be without some. White spirit or any other similar aliphatic hydrocarbon...
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      Given that the the electrical resistivity of copper is 1.724 x 10 -8 Ωm, what will be the maximum current this could carry over a total...
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      IF you take the resistance of 70mm² cable as 0.25 ohms/1000m you can calculate the total resistance of your proposed wiring to be 0.0023...
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