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Mast light wiring

2011-10-21; 16:18:40 EDT

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2002-09-17

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That's not much draw on the battery after four days. I drain a battery in  
an afternoon of sailing. It might have something to do with the stereo 
putting  out 375 watts of ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin. I also drain a bottle of rum 
on a good  day. The rum is easier to recharge than the battery.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 10/21/2011 3:15:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rgranger at sbc.edu writes:

I don't  have an alternator on my O.B. so I switched all of my lighting to
LED  bulbs.  I also use Auto accent LED lights for cabin lights.  My draw  
is
very low and I can cruise for 4 days and not worry about the battery  at
all.  Last time I was on a 4 day cruise my voltage dropped from  12.3V to
11.8 in four days of use.

I used trailer light wiring to  run up my mast (that way I could keep track
of the hot and cold using  colors) and I use a standard trailer plug ($2 at
AutoZone) to plug the  anchor and steaming light to the switch panel once 
the
mast is up.  I  run the wire through the front hatch.  Not as tidy as the
plug you  normally see on a boat but also not as expensive.



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