Wasn’t I bummed when we took our first load of the day out to GANNET2 in the back parking lot and found a problem.
The solar panel display was dead. The app wasn’t connecting and I wrote Alessandro for help. An hour later he was there with his electrician.
Security is intense and I got a message from security telling me ( translated to English) someone was at the gate pretending to be my friend.
It was loose cable and fixed in five minutes. I had a couple of questions about my new systems so we went over the app display,
It shows voltage (70.13) from the solar panel to the controller which then reduces the voltage to 14.4 for the lithium battery. Which is why the amperage into the battery goes up to 11.6. Watts divided by 12 equal amps. Oh and then I got a lesson on running the a/c and then they left. And we were alone again.
And we packed and sorted and cleaned and packed and so on. That was our day Monday. Rusty slept nearby.
That is all.
Next time that cable is loose, you'll be able to fix it yourself!! If you are like me, when Rusty is sunbathing on the beach, I bet you'll be going over every inch of the new systems to get familiar with them. It is amazing those panels are producing 70v!!
ReplyDeleteI am just entering season 4 of sailor converted to power boat ownership, and I am still learning how things were done on this boat. Replacing an engine myself last year helped ramp things up pretty quick. Can't wait for you to get back on the road!!
Precisely so!
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