tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606299215272751858.post2949559889107353282..comments2023-11-27T13:37:01.881+00:00Comments on Daisy Grace: Depth sounder installed and it all seems to workUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606299215272751858.post-1365357477852374212011-03-02T09:42:15.718+00:002011-03-02T09:42:15.718+00:00Hi Andy
It is a bog standard three switch panel wi...Hi Andy<br />It is a bog standard three switch panel with a cigarette lighter socket. I got it from Force 4, but I think all chandlers carry them. About £23. It looked fairly flimsy with all the gubbins exposed at the back, but it seems to work. The instructions were minimal. <br /><br />I figured out the wiring of the switches, which is fairly straight forward. It only gave instructions for wiring in two batteries from a selector switch. I've only got one, a 7 Amp hour Powertank thingy, but again, there seemed only one way to do it and it works. There is a battery meter, which flips to full power when I try it. Either it is working fine, or I have just shorted across it. The battery has got a "needs charging" LED on it anyway, so that is not important. <br /><br />Most connections are just with little screww blocks I bought at Halfords. I bought some ring terminals for the battery from there as well, along with two reels of thin red and black wire. The only problem was that the wire was so thin, crimping the terminals on was a bit of a hit or miss affair. I got through several before it worked. The problem is that the right sized rings for the wire are too small for the battery, and vice versa. <br /><br />I have wired in the depth sounder and the GPS to two switches, and I plug the VHF handheld radio into the cigarette socket to recharge it. That leaves one spare switch, so I have just ordered two LED strips for cabin lights. I'll probably foul up the whole system trying to fit them! All the white trunking just comes from a local DIY shop and the 1W solar charging panel comes from Maplins at about £10. I'm hoping that over the week on a mooring that can keep the battery topped up.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005000699288099789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606299215272751858.post-7388218615930445372011-03-01T22:59:47.836+00:002011-03-01T22:59:47.836+00:00Hi Julian, you are getting along really well now y...Hi Julian, you are getting along really well now you are under cover. I like the switch panel, where did you get it from and what is connected to it? I would be interested to see more about the wiring on your boat if you can show it.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />AndyAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006266385230526904noreply@blogger.com