yes they terminate at a block at the mast,,,you are correct...I was thinking
there was separate one for each switch. total brain fart...Sorry....there is
only one ground from the engine compartment to the mast. i have run new
bonding wire to my thru hulls. I used 10 wire there. Mabe I should run a
heavier ground to that block from the bonding wire? However, I don't think
that is the issue...
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast...
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:30:38 -0400
Don't the grounds go to the terminal block at the mast? Did you run new
grounds all the way back?
Joel
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:22 PM, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com> wrote:
you know, I did test before hand. The mast head light worked as it should but
the steaming deck light was dim as it is now....I thought, "well it is lighting
and it must be this old wire I'm using to connect the battery to the leads
sticking out of the mast that is junk. Man, I'm glad i ran those new wires..."
Well apparently that wasn't the issue. I have separate grounds all going to a
grounding block, on the bulkhead in the engine compartment, which is grounded
to the engine. I over-sized the wires just to be safe...I must have pooched the
connections...it is just hard to believe I pooched both of them... You know
something though...I tied a knot in the wire so it wouldn't pull into the
mast...that shouldn't do anything though, should it? I got the idea from the
old wire I replaced...
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast...Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012
15:36:09 -0400
Do you know what the draw is?There is a neato chart
here:http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/marinewiring.htmlRemember, 20 feet of
double cable is a 40 foot circuit.�
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah all the negs go to the same place but the resistance is determined by the
cable. I don't know if I'm saying that right. Half way up the mast might be 20
feet, but that's 20 feet two ways (40 feet) plus whatever length to and from
the panel. It was just a thought, trying to be helpful. Sharing ground isn't
recommended, at least, not according to Don Casey (all I know about boat wiring
comes from his book). SteveC&C32
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:26 PM, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com>
wrote:hm...the halyard theory is interesting....I hadn't raised any sails but,
the sailmaker did without me there. �He got there ahead of me and got to
work... �He did not mention anything.�I can't imagine i got the
connections wrong. �I ran one 2-wire cable to each light. �I
would have the pos from one and the neg from the other hooked
up....again....even if that were so, it shouln't really matter, right.
�All the negs go to the same place essentially...
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Marek Dziedzic" <dziedzi...@hotmail.com>
To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast...Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012
15:17:46 -0400
Is it possible (considering that two lights are dim) that you connected them in
series? I know that it sounds too simple, but it is a
consideration.�MarekC&C 24
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