Oh the knot is outside the mast preventing the write from pulling back into the
mast, inside the bracket that the lights are mounted to...
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From: "Martin DeYoung" <mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com>
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast...
Date: Thu, Aug 16, 2012 5:23 pm
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?
A loose knot would not add significantly to the resistance however a knot may
increase the chance of fouling on other cables or halyards.
A #10 ground back to your main ground terminal should be OK for the lighting
loads. How are the older connections along that run?
Martin
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From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]
On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 1:22 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast...
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...
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