snowleopard
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As I shall shortly have a Jaycar store just around the corner I was thinking of giving it a try. What are the latest experiences on effectiveness and current drain?
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snooks
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When it's switched on I believe it does increase protection. When it's gone off it's no good to man nor beast.
I can't comment about the Jaycar ones, I've only used Ultasonic Antifouling Ultra 10 which was a success in the first year and a failure in the second year due to it spending a lot of the season off thanks to a number of power problems not related to the equipment itself.
I'm not going to take the risk again, so I'm going over to Coppercoat and Ultrasonic Antifoul
I can't comment about the Jaycar ones, I've only used Ultasonic Antifouling Ultra 10 which was a success in the first year and a failure in the second year due to it spending a lot of the season off thanks to a number of power problems not related to the equipment itself.
I'm not going to take the risk again, so I'm going over to Coppercoat and Ultrasonic Antifoul
longjohnsilver
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snooks
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Nothing like stating the bleedin obvious
My point was that if for some unexpected reason it goes off, your boat is unprotected and weed will grow like you would not believe.
I had power trouble at the marina - it was Scotland where the power in the winter was intermittent, and on the sail down our battery charger went up in smoke and took 3-4 week to get a replacement - just at the start of spring when everything in the water starts to bloom.
You have to make sure you have a constant power supply that will provide around 16A a day
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longjohnsilver
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Sorry Snooks, my comment was meant to tongue in cheek, not meant as any sort of criticism. I think we all know where you were coming from.
elton
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Ex-SolentBoy
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Or buy the Blue and Green Marine one that uses a small fraction of that.
I have an 70 or so watt solar panel and it more than copes.
elton
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What do you think he means? "16a a day" doesn't mean anything. If he means 16A for 24 hours, that would be 384 AHr which would flatten my house battery in about 6 hours. I can't think what else he could mean.
snooks
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Sorry not quick enough on the shift key....16A (amps) over a 24 hours period.
Yes I know it's the incorrect way of putting it, but if I was a doing a power audit I would want to know the number of Ah I would be using, hence writing it as 16A /day because that's how I see it using the power.
To put it another way (probably the way you would like to see things) 0.6Ah for 24 hours a day, every day your yacht is in the water.
Yes I know it's the incorrect way of putting it, but if I was a doing a power audit I would want to know the number of Ah I would be using, hence writing it as 16A /day because that's how I see it using the power.
To put it another way (probably the way you would like to see things) 0.6Ah for 24 hours a day, every day your yacht is in the water.
mjcoon
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Writers in YM often seem to get their knickers in a twist over power consumption. That explanation left me totally confused!
16A for 24 hours is 16x24 Ah (=384 "ampere-hours", not as often written in YM "amps per hour").
Whereas 0.6 Ah over 24 hours is an average current flow of 0.6/24 amps (=25mA=tiny!)
Goodness knows what the device actually uses!
Mike.
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snooks
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snooks
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It seems clear to you, but it's technically wrong.
It's also clear to me, but still technically wrong
Norman_E
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Back to the original point, so far so good. Launched in Marmaris in the spring, and no barnacles except one on the rudder when I left the boat (still in the water) on 18th October. I did get some fouling at the waterline forward of the mast and mainly to starboard. I then found that the forward transducer, which is to port of centre, was slightly unscrewed, so probably only partly effective. The real test will be the condition of the hull at haul out next October.
mjcoon
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If you put an ammeter in the circuit it will average out with reading of 0.6A
Better?
That's excellent and unambiguous! I make that 14.4 Ah per day.
Mike.
Fr J Hackett
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On the east coast with relatively light use just slime on the hull no barnacles a slight weed growth at the waterline but on the uncoupled Hydrovane shaft dipping in the water a massive weed growth, conclussion it's working. A 50 watt solar panel has easily kept up with the power needs, without looking it up I think each unit averages 0.2 Ampere hours.
So Far so good
So Far so good
Champagne Murphy
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On the east coast with relatively light use just slime on the hull no barnacles a slight weed growth at the waterline but on the uncoupled Hydrovane shaft dipping in the water a massive weed growth, conclussion it's working. A 50 watt solar panel has easily kept up with the power needs, without looking it up I think each unit averages 0.2 Ampere hours.
So Far so good
Sorry to be obtuse, but which device, how big boat, how many transducers etc, etc?
snooks
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That's excellent and unambiguous! I make that 14.4 Ah per day.
Mike.
Well it averaged out at 0.6666666666666 reoccurring according to my excel spreadsheet
So 16Ah per day
JulianP
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I posted a review on the Jaycar USAF a couple of weeks ago. I think I will install a second deep cycle battery to ensure the motor starts reliably.
snowleopard
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