How to rewire a marine electrical panel - Free report for the DIY
Electrical Panel Upgrade
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By Scott Fratcher Marine Engineer/Captain
Cleaning up a boats wiring harness is a semi-easy project that is almost all labor, thus the improvement to a yacht costs only a weekend of dedicated time for the DIY. It’s a great beginner electrical project as the improvements made involve more organizational and visual skills, than electrical design. Often the breaker panel is still serviceable, along with the rest of the electrical hardware, but wire runs have been added without thought over the years until the back of the panel is a confused rat’s nest of a mess.
A typical 70-breaker panel takes about three days to completely re-wire. This same system also works on main battery cable distribution
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Sometimes the electrical system has been giving random trouble for a long time. Turn on an electrical device and it works this week. Next time nothing happens, causing frustration for the crew.
It may be worth performing this project simply to have the distribution panel cleaned and organized. This way w ...
For full free article and photos see-
http://www.tongacharter.com/report-wire.htm
Note- I am not selling my services to fix an electrical panel. This is simply a free link to a free post.
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Scott
www.tongacharter.com
Click on "Free Guides" for free boat information
"What's important in life is not how many breaths we get to take,
but those moments that take our breath away"
Jaques Cousteau
For full free article and photos see-
http://www.tongacharter.com/report-wire.htm
By Scott Fratcher Marine Engineer/Captain
Cleaning up a boats wiring harness is a semi-easy project that is almost all labor, thus the improvement to a yacht costs only a weekend of dedicated time for the DIY. It’s a great beginner electrical project as the improvements made involve more organizational and visual skills, than electrical design. Often the breaker panel is still serviceable, along with the rest of the electrical hardware, but wire runs have been added without thought over the years until the back of the panel is a confused rat’s nest of a mess.
A typical 70-breaker panel takes about three days to completely re-wire. This same system also works on main battery cable distribution
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Sometimes the electrical system has been giving random trouble for a long time. Turn on an electrical device and it works this week. Next time nothing happens, causing frustration for the crew.
It may be worth performing this project simply to have the distribution panel cleaned and organized. This way w ...
For full free article and photos see-
http://www.tongacharter.com/report-wire.htm
Note- I am not selling my services to fix an electrical panel. This is simply a free link to a free post.
_________________
Scott
www.tongacharter.com
Click on "Free Guides" for free boat information
"What's important in life is not how many breaths we get to take,
but those moments that take our breath away"
Jaques Cousteau
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