Steve's two cents worth. Buy decent strippers, too. You don't want to cut any strands of the conductor. I also recommend that you buy wire and connectors that are specifically for a marine environment. Otherwise you can have corrosion issues that can be interesting to figure out. In a former life, I was an aircraft electrician, and made my share of mistakes. John makes some very good points. Regards, Steve Post Script: If you use a tool one time, it has paid for itself.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Fleming" <jfleming1231@earthlink.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:37 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Re: montgomery_boats digest, Vol 1 #142 - 5 msgs
Tod,
I may be able to help also. I overhauled my electrical system on my Monty. Did a few things wrong, most of it mostly right, learned along the way.
Better than the "12 Volt Bible", I recommend Nigel Calder's big fat hardbound book on boat maintenance. (I forgot the title, and my house and bookshelves are in an uproar while the house is being remodeled.) His section on electrical work is complete and thorough, consistent with the current ABYC standards.
Several quick tips. 1. Plan it out in detail. Think about it a lot, make lots of drawings, look at all the catalogs to find and decide on all the electrical parts you will need. Have a complete wiring plan before you start, both physical and electrical. 2. Fuse everything. A short can burn your boat to the waterline. 3. Buy the very expensive wire crimpers.
Regards, John Fleming M-17: "Star Cross'd"
"htmills@bright.net" wrote:
Dan & Tom and any other offended parties,
Dan, I may well be able to use your help with BuscaBrisas' electrical system. I bought a book, "The 12 Volt Bible" in preparation for overhauling it since I know next to nothing about things electrical.
All
I know is that the existing system, which has been added to over the years, could be cleaned up and refined. I think I'd also like to install some LEDs in the cabin and bought some a while back for experimenting. When I get to it (after all the other things on my to-do list) I'll give a holler.
Thanks,
Tod
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