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My alternator had a separate grounding terminal, but it’s for the voltage regulator ground. The alternator is indeed case grounded, else you would need a grounding cable as big as the positive cable…… and this grounding terminal is only for a small gauge wire.
alan— On Wed, 10/12/11, Robert Fine wrote:
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Very simply stated…. if you want the LinkPro to measure battery usage, it must go through the shunt. If the particular object does not go through the shunt, but is directly connected to the battery, it will work, but it’s current usage will not be registered by the LinkPro.
So, things like the starter and fuel solenoid, which are case grounded, use the grounding wire (BIG black cable). In your case, if that big cable is not connected to the shunt. They will continue to operate, but their current usage will not be shown on the LinkPro.
Thats my understanding. YMMV
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Got it… thanks
alan— On Wed, 10/12/11, quent wrote:
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Perfect…. Thank you
Alan— On Wed, 10/5/11, Patrick “Peaboy” Walters wrote:
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I was looking for something like the Pearson Trident with the 424 on it, in a file that I could manipulate like a .jpeg or .BMP …..
I had one once but cannot locate it.
Alan— On Tue, 10/4/11, pat noordsij wrote:
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Tor,
The newer panels are much better at producing a good output even with shadows. It’s the way the individual cells are made and wired together. The older panels, not so much. My panels came with the boat, so I know they are not as effiecent as the newer ones.
I do know that any panel, must be kept clean of dirt, dust and salt spray – so keep a bottle of Windex handy.
Alan— On Sat, 10/1/11, Silverheels wrote:
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I have better pics someplace – If I can find em – If not I can get more next week when on the boat.
Alan— On Fri, 9/30/11, Silverheels wrote:
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I have 2 – 80 watt (maybe 60 – I have CRS these days) panels mounted over the top of the davits. They are mounted on a pivot so the panels can be tilted about 30 degrees in either direction, although just fore and aft.
Alan— On Fri, 9/30/11, Silverheels wrote:
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Just a practical insert here.
Remember that as the sun rises and sets the output will slowly increase until mid afternoon and then taper off. You need to constantly change the angle of the panels to be lined up with the sun to get a good output though out the day ( if you want to hang around the boat all day). That all depends on the direction the boat is heading with respect to the sun. Consider the latitude your in at the time also. Up north at 45 degrees the output is not nearly as good as at 12 degrees. If your in the trades, at anchor and the boat is facing east or if in the Northeast and the boat is in all different directions…..
I have a BlueSky controller and yes it greatly increased the output.
YMMV
Alan— On Thu, 9/29/11, S V Navasana wrote:
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I have always have had the Alternator charging the house bank – it’s the biggest need.
When you think about it, you only crank the start battery for a few seconds and really don’t take much power from it. SO .. I set it up to charge the house bank – the ACR is set up to turn ON when it sees a voltage condition from the Alternator over a certain level. Because the sense wire is on the house bank. When that happens, the contacts close and charges the starting battery “at the same time”.
Probably 100% of the time the house bank is going to be at a much lower level (discharged) then the starting battery ( unless your really cranking and having trouble starting the engine. In which case your probably going to be using the battery switch to combine the the house bank and starting bank anyhow.
Alan
— On Sun, 9/25/11, Patrick “Peaboy” Walters wrote:
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Some of my best entertained afternoons have been in marinas or anchorages, watching the show. I never fail to give one or two myself.
The thing is to make it look like that was your plan, and that you executed it well……
But in any case, Planning and talking everything over with your crew well in advance works well. ALWAYS have a plan B. Pay attention to the wind and current and plan to use it to your advantage. Sometimes slow is your friend….. other times fast is better than getting caught in a crosswind. You have a powerful engine and big prop…..to get you out of trouble.
Try not to get yourself into a position that you will have trouble getting out of later…… Think 2 steps ahead.
Remember that it’s a long boat and the people in the bow can’t hear you – use good hand signals. It’s a heavy boat and can not be “Pulled” into the dock……Happy Docking
Alan— On Fri, 9/23/11, jamesminge wrote:
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Although I keep two anchors on the bow, (bruce and cqr) only one is connected to a rode. If I needed to deploy a 2nd anchor – I have 50 ft of 3/8 chain ( main chain is 270′ of 5/16 HT) stored in the locker and 250 ft of 3/4 nylon in the aft lazerette. I have switched primary and secondary anchors depending on whats working at the time (or not working).
I was thinking of getting some of that 5/8 Megaplait so I can keep the rode up front instead of digging though the locker to get the 3/4′. That stuff is supposed the be lighter and easier to store.
I guess I’ll see what fits in there after I put the Manson 60 up there – not too concerned with weight with all the other crap that is on the boat – besides, it kind of balances out the generator in the back of the boat 🙂With all your travels on the ICW – have you ever needed to deploy a 2nd anchor as the WaterWay guides suggest or is most of that hype?
Alan— On Tue, 9/20/11, John Stevenson wrote:
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Bill sent me pictures of his setup but he too has a bow sprint. I do not – however, I do have two rollers, one on each side of the forestay. I usually keep a Bruce 44 and a CQR 44 but have decided to get a Manson 60 as a primary. Last time I was out, it was for about 10 months, most of on the hook, most of single handed. No need for fire drills in the middle of the night.
Alan— On Tue, 9/20/11, kalinowski wrote:
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Pics would be great – I hope to have the anchor before I get back down to D’ville.
Plan is to splash on the 11th of October and spend two weeks putting everything back together and testing systems before departing for the Bahamas. Doing the ICW to Beaufort then in and out to Fla before heading across. What are your plans…. oh… you’ll have a car in Deltaville, won’t….mmmm
Alan— On Tue, 9/20/11, wrote:
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ah…I’ve always had a car. Parking is not an issue if you rent. There are numerous places to park. One, would be the Naval Academy Stadium where they provide free shuttles to the show. The one I like to use is across the river from the show in Eastport – easy walking distance and is on the grounds of the School/Church on the corner. Small/donation applies Also, is you park in Eastport on the side streets, (must get there early) you can use the water taxi to get to the show.. Get it at the Charthouse Restaurant.
Alan— On Tue, 9/20/11, kalinowski wrote:
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