muckypup
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Can anyone recommend a good complete book on 12v boat electronics for the beginner?
Steve
Steve
12v Boat electronics book
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Swagman
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I'm plugging my way through 'The Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible' by John C Payne - published by Adlard Coles.
It is written for beginners like us, and it takes me a couple of re-reads to sometimes grasp what he's saying. But it does live up to it's title and recommended.
Cheers
JOHN
It is written for beginners like us, and it takes me a couple of re-reads to sometimes grasp what he's saying. But it does live up to it's title and recommended.
Cheers
JOHN
Vara
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Electrics Afloat;Alastair Garrod isbn0-7136-6149-6
Gives a pretty good overview,lots of pics and diags,clearly presented,even I understand some of it.
This site
http://www.tb-training.co.uk/
Gives similar info.
Ive also got a fairly comprehensive 12v guide(pd file) which was recommended on here but I can't find the link,if you want it PM me your E-mail and I'll send it.
Gives a pretty good overview,lots of pics and diags,clearly presented,even I understand some of it.
This site
http://www.tb-training.co.uk/
Gives similar info.
Ive also got a fairly comprehensive 12v guide(pd file) which was recommended on here but I can't find the link,if you want it PM me your E-mail and I'll send it.
LORDNELSON
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"The 12 volt Doctor's Practical Handbook(for the boats electrical system)" by Edgar J. Beyn. I seem to remember that you can download it for free from a dutch website.
DickB
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Try this pdf file...
http://www.boten.nl/motoren/motoren_pdf/12volthandbook.pdf
I thought it was pretty good & FREE
It is 10Mb so it takes time to download.
http://www.boten.nl/motoren/motoren_pdf/12volthandbook.pdf
I thought it was pretty good & FREE
It is 10Mb so it takes time to download.
LORDNELSON
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Thats the site to which I was refering!
muckypup
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Thanks... I'll try the free one first - If not I will try one of the above mentioned.
Steve
Steve
ShipsWoofy
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Electronics or Electrics?
muckypup
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Electrics really, although with some info on how to correctly install electronic equipement/gauges/nav equip etc.
Steve
Steve
ShipsWoofy
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Well then you cannot go wrong with the moteren download, it will tell you everything you need to know.
billy2s
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Dont you just love it when someone asks the very question you know you will be asking in a week or twos time.... Many thanks!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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e4xcellent illustrations ... simple explanations etc.
Electrics Afloat by Alastair Garrod ....... part of the PBO book stable.
I have the 12V bible - I think its a bit uh-hum not a touch on above.
Boat Electrics by James Yates .... thats good but a bit old hat ...
No - my first quote is the best ..... IMHO.
Electrics Afloat by Alastair Garrod ....... part of the PBO book stable.
I have the 12V bible - I think its a bit uh-hum not a touch on above.
Boat Electrics by James Yates .... thats good but a bit old hat ...
No - my first quote is the best ..... IMHO.
muckypup
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I've just spent 2 days scrabbling around the engine room of Harlequin. I think I have a basic understanding (I have yet to work out what and where the alternators are connected to), but I would like to be able to understand and work on her myself rather than having to pay for an engineer (Keep that option for the more specialist stuff).
Steve
Steve
AvanLoon
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Looks like everybody except myself can download that 12V handbook. When I click on that hyperlink, a new Explorer screen opens, although not the Acrobat ruler, the download begins, and finally the screen ends with a white field. Every time! Sad, and it brings me to more tension than 12 V !
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
LORDNELSON
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Are you waiting long enough? I did a download yesterday and the screen went white and then I had to wait a good long time with the address flashing away in the bottom LHS of the screen, before the down load became effective.
Vara
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PM me your E mail and I'll send it to you as an attachment.
davidbains
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Get broadband! No doubt you have it already?
Great download although 122pages may be OTT for some.
However, reading the section on lightning is sobering!
Especially after Richard Woods' experience in the ICW last year.
Great download although 122pages may be OTT for some.
However, reading the section on lightning is sobering!
Especially after Richard Woods' experience in the ICW last year.
ShipsWoofy
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This is a problem with all pdf documents when you attempt to open in IE (internet explorer). The bigger the slower, some are overtaken by continental drift.
Rather than just clicking the file, right click it and choose Save Target As and send it to your hard-drive (remember where you send though!).
At the end of the download you should be offered to open it, if not go to your chosen location and double click the pdf file.
This is much much faster and you keep a copy on your hard-drive.
Hope this helps.
Rather than just clicking the file, right click it and choose Save Target As and send it to your hard-drive (remember where you send though!).
At the end of the download you should be offered to open it, if not go to your chosen location and double click the pdf file.
This is much much faster and you keep a copy on your hard-drive.
Hope this helps.
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Guest
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To download ....
RIGHT-click and choose "Save target as...."
That is the best way .... as I have similar problem with some sites ....
I now download via Right-click and ditch if not needed to keep.
RIGHT-click and choose "Save target as...."
That is the best way .... as I have similar problem with some sites ....
I now download via Right-click and ditch if not needed to keep.
