tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post684184568237509913..comments2024-02-22T05:34:03.852-05:00Comments on The world encompassed: Fluid movementsRhyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-44292138099105039362014-08-31T13:46:11.228-04:002014-08-31T13:46:11.228-04:00I have now a variety of different suitable fuses a...I have now a variety of different suitable fuses aboard. One of 'em should be fine. The "test fire/motor slowly around the basin" installation is not necessarily the finished product, more just a means to progress to the point when I have at least propulsion. The exhaust setup and possibly the raw water circuit will be enhanced over the winter, but for now, I'm just trying to get mobile and controlled. Thanks again for those links to the wiring setup. For some reason I didn't have them and that was annoying.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-3936785650927973612014-08-30T15:10:29.772-04:002014-08-30T15:10:29.772-04:00I'm also upping the cabling from 2 to 2/0 gaug...I'm also upping the cabling from 2 to 2/0 gauge...I was waiting on a new set of power lugs and they have arrived. It's only a Group 24 start battery, but go big or go home, I figure.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-70312581061387368082014-08-30T15:07:59.303-04:002014-08-30T15:07:59.303-04:00Thanks very much, Ken. Some of this stuff is new t...Thanks very much, Ken. Some of this stuff is new to me and it's clear one should be careful! I will peruse the diagram you've indicated and figure this out. We've just got back from four days down the lake...some great wind was found.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-75498928556629133162014-08-28T22:00:47.103-04:002014-08-28T22:00:47.103-04:00Wiring diagram on page 34 shows the alternator to ...Wiring diagram on page 34 shows the alternator to starter circuit.<br /><br />http://www.betamarinenw.com/Engines/Resources/Manual%20-%20BD1005,%20BV13%23D8ECC.pdfSilverheels IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-53981918101667381932014-08-24T22:18:32.043-04:002014-08-24T22:18:32.043-04:00http://www.yandina.com/galvanicIsolator.htmhttp://www.yandina.com/galvanicIsolator.htmSilverheels IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-32736766829576758292014-08-24T22:15:26.238-04:002014-08-24T22:15:26.238-04:00Correction....7 inches from 12 volt starter batter...Correction....7 inches from 12 volt starter battery is a large fuse. Then to the main battery switch, then to the starter (and alternator.<br />Remember that the engine block terminal should be a direct run to the starter battery. Ours goes through the Link 10 shunt, then to the negative post on the battery. <br />Your AC shore power green safety wire should be grounded to the hull through a galvanic isolator to allow 110V AC faults to pass safely to the hull but blocking all low voltage DC leakage which causes galvanic corrosion.<br />AC generator and AC outputs from large inverters should have their green wires grounded to the hull as well.Silverheels IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-13372608815186668032014-08-22T13:27:19.487-04:002014-08-22T13:27:19.487-04:00Interesting. I just want to start the diesel, not ...Interesting. I just want to start the diesel, not involve the alternator at this point (no house bank aboard), so I guess I can just skip the jumper cable for the moment.<br /><br />Now I just have to figure out the best way to ground this out. Straight back to the neg post, I guess, from the neg post on the block. I want to be careful about energizing the boat, however, so I may disconnect all shore power prior to hookup, and unhook the DC ground before I reconnect to shore. I'm referencing a book called "Metal Corrosion in Boats" by Nigel Warren, which is helping me understand the particularities of DC and AC aboard a steel boat. Thanks for your guidance here.<br />Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-9917522752702626072014-08-21T21:42:07.954-04:002014-08-21T21:42:07.954-04:00Correct. around 7 inches, then to the starter. Our...Correct. around 7 inches, then to the starter. Our diesel has one cable to the starter, which has a common jumper from starter terminal to the output terminal of the alternator. The starter circuit cable and alternator output cable are one and the same. The engine charges the 88 amp hr 12 volt starter battery full time. It's regulated by the alternator's internal regulator. When we want to charge the house battery with the diesel we switch the starter and house battery systems to parallel (all) mode. Silverheels IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-91547956994177974432014-08-19T10:35:03.869-04:002014-08-19T10:35:03.869-04:00Yes, I have that in hand, Ken. So you have a pos s...Yes, I have that in hand, Ken. So you have a pos side 400 amp T fuse near the battery (the figure of "seven inches or less" crops up in the literature)going to the main switch, and then from the main switch to the engine's starter?<br /><br />Thanks.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-84623551374562165842014-08-18T21:05:03.387-04:002014-08-18T21:05:03.387-04:00On the recommendation of Volvo-Penta, the positive...On the recommendation of Volvo-Penta, the positive cable to the diesel starter is fused at the battery end. We installed a Blue Seas fuse block with a 400 amp fuse in it, with a spare fuse hanging nearby on a hook. We've heard of engine fires caused by locked starter rotors, the unprotected cables supplying excess current to the starter burn up and melt right back to the battery switch! Silverheels IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-45716338787289871202014-08-11T12:15:32.606-04:002014-08-11T12:15:32.606-04:00Yes, indeed, that might be the case, Bill. I have ...Yes, indeed, that might be the case, Bill. I have to examine this further. Of course, whatever I find is apparently closed, otherwise there'd be a lot of coolant outside of the block. Dental mirrors on sticks are handy things.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-37407346468696666082014-08-10T20:45:46.006-04:002014-08-10T20:45:46.006-04:00They may have NOT put a drain cock in and used a p...They may have NOT put a drain cock in and used a pipe plug instead.<br /><br />I actually have one coming out of the block right beside my starter.<br /><br />Good luck<br /><br />Bill Kelleher Bill Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912599099774634267noreply@blogger.com