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Invert/Charger

Posted on November 10, 2021 by admin

I thought that I would return to the breaker box/cabinet but I found that the boat had no power (120v/12v). I know we had 3 brown outs in quick succession last night so my guess is that it caused a fault condition which turned off the charger – but not the inverter. I had 2 space heaters going (to dry paint) and they drained the batteries – which caused a second fault condition.

The batteries were down to 9v. Bilge pumps were still working. I have a portable charger on the batteries now and hopefully the batteries will get charged and I can have the whole thing working again.

I found a couple of issues while trouble shooting. 1. the LED on the shore power cable does not work (or the cable is not working – unlikely) and 2. the breaker button for the Input AC is (was) impossible to get to. I ended up cutting a slot in the bulkhead so I could get to it. Turns out – it was not tripped. The bed frame covers up the slot nicely. I can get to in the future.

2 thoughts on “Invert/Charger”

  1. Charles Syburg says:
    November 10, 2021 at 7:44 pm

    Peter,
    How often does your bilge pump (s) run and how much water is discharged?

    Will you install a solar panel for charging when you are cruising? I am debating the solar panel for Ananda. I had one on Calypso… I appreciate the security of knowing the batteries will stay charged but really dislike the appearance on a classic wooden boat.

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    1. admin says:
      November 10, 2021 at 11:20 pm

      I get about 5 gallons / 24 hours in the bilge. This may be all from the stuffing box – not sure yet.

      The boat arrived with two solar panels installed on the wheel house – flat. You can barely notice them there so they take nothing away from the classic look of the boat – IMHO. Merva has the same.

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