oceancrosser
Veteran Member
Hello,
I posted this on the DeFever Forum, however I would like to add this to the Trawler Brain Trust for more visibility.
Hello,
I was very happy with my Crown 6 volt batteries (8 of them) that supported our house bank for the last 5 years, but before we start our summer season I decided to replace them with 8 Trojan 105s (6 volts).
Before starting the removal process, I took copious notes (drawings) and many pictures. Since I had done this very thing 5 years ago, I thought this should be a "no brainer". Last night and while all the batteries were out of the boat, I commented to my wife about the DC powered lights in the boat (salon, stateroom, etc). They were all powered. Hmmm, how does it know?
So obviously they are powered thru some type of converter from our shore power (AC to DC). But the question I have is how? Where? Is there a selector? I know the Inverter will change DC power to AC power, but what changes AC power to DC power?
As Paul Harvey would say.. now the rest of the story.
The next day (today) I started to hook up the wiring to my house bank while meticulously following the drawings and the pictures. Every thing was great... until I attempted to connect the PORT to PANEL cable to the positive lug. Small spark occurred and then all the DC power users stopped working.
Dang... I now have ZERO DC powered users. No lights, no radio, no engine start, and worst of all no power to the head.
Is there a hidden fuse or C/B? Have I done critical damage to my boat. Am I a total dumbass? Okay... Ron... don't answer that one.
Suggestions on where to look?
Thanks,
Rusty
M/V Kristine
DeFever 53 POC
Iuka, MS
I posted this on the DeFever Forum, however I would like to add this to the Trawler Brain Trust for more visibility.
Hello,
I was very happy with my Crown 6 volt batteries (8 of them) that supported our house bank for the last 5 years, but before we start our summer season I decided to replace them with 8 Trojan 105s (6 volts).
Before starting the removal process, I took copious notes (drawings) and many pictures. Since I had done this very thing 5 years ago, I thought this should be a "no brainer". Last night and while all the batteries were out of the boat, I commented to my wife about the DC powered lights in the boat (salon, stateroom, etc). They were all powered. Hmmm, how does it know?
So obviously they are powered thru some type of converter from our shore power (AC to DC). But the question I have is how? Where? Is there a selector? I know the Inverter will change DC power to AC power, but what changes AC power to DC power?
As Paul Harvey would say.. now the rest of the story.
The next day (today) I started to hook up the wiring to my house bank while meticulously following the drawings and the pictures. Every thing was great... until I attempted to connect the PORT to PANEL cable to the positive lug. Small spark occurred and then all the DC power users stopped working.
Dang... I now have ZERO DC powered users. No lights, no radio, no engine start, and worst of all no power to the head.
Is there a hidden fuse or C/B? Have I done critical damage to my boat. Am I a total dumbass? Okay... Ron... don't answer that one.
Suggestions on where to look?
Thanks,
Rusty
M/V Kristine
DeFever 53 POC
Iuka, MS