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| Nice pic of us on the beach yesterday from Carolyn. |
Still trying to get to the bottom of the electrical problems. There is a good voltage on the alternator but not across the battery. The circuitry suggests they should be one and the same. Job split down into two parts. First, and this took the morning, I had to identify and mark the cables. This is all about the starboard alternator so that's where I started.
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| Tracing and marking cables. |
Once I'd mapped out the cabling, it was time to find where the voltage drop was occurring. I was losing a volt somewhere. Turned out to be a the solenoid that connects the alternator to the batteries then the starboard engine is running. I pulled it and checked the resistance through the contacts and it gave erratic readings. The unit is sealed but I would guess contacts pitted with age and use.
There is another solenoid on the boat that should get very little use. I swapped them over to see if that helps. Partial result - now a 1/2 volt drop, which is still 1/2 volt too much. These things should create a short circuit. We have order two replacements and hope to pick them up at Bundaberg.
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| The offending item - one of the solenoids. |
One of the other boats set a fire on the beach for sundowners. Had trouble landing the dink in surf but it's a great thing to do in a deserted beach.
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| Bedtime at Casa Roach. |
Location
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| Coongul Creek |
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