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bigal.nz started following Ancor Wire, Lithium conversion, Lithium Battery Box and 3 others
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The good thing bout installing yourself is when you are 500 miles from shore and it breaks you at least have a fighting chance of fixing it or making a safe work around. DIY is fine as long as its well researched, and as I often do with some professional input and/or oversight. Does the inspector fail it because it was DIY or fail it because it doesn't meet the standard? If I was paying someone to do it - then i would use Matt (but he is so far away!)
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So the issue being MNZ want fire proof - the "ANZ" standard doesnt?
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Which electrical standard is IT quoting from?
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So where is all this fireproof talk coming from?
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Agree with most of what's been said on here. Namely: 1. You ain't putting out a Lithium fire; 2. The battery box venting holes have to be rather big, so its ability to contain is minimal - I think its more about buying time, potentially to evacuate. No better materials suggested so far..... Al
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Anyone here built a battery box for Lithiums (looking at Victron)? I have seen a design that was stainless, but having a big conductive box must be a bit of a risk - wondered if there is a better material to build it out of? Another person suggested marine ply, but I would be surprised if it meets the fire rating required.
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Does anyone know why I can't see any markers for the entrance to the Pine Harbour marina - it doesnt even really show the channel? Nearby Shelly Park is there however?
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Finally got around to mucking about with signalk (using CerboGX as a gateway) - pretty neat what you can do: Plus its all available on my phone thanks to tailscale: I have really only just touched the surface of what this can do. Pretty much monitor the whole boat from your phone. Quite handy if you away from boat.
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I wonder if the dive pool became a problem once she started to list?
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Yeah for days they were saying it wasn't leaking, now its leaking a little bit, now there is a stream of it but its going out to sea (as if that somehow makes it better?) - I know what comes next, look "its leaking and there is nothing more we can do".
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I think she is here somewhere - those depths actually don't look too bad for divers.
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Interesting that she is a Diesel electric ship, with Azimuth pods plus bow thrusters. She had 4 generators, and one would hope they are completely independent and fault tolerant systems.
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For one reason or another we have had to replace our Gas Solenoid and regulator. Unfortunately although we got the same solenoid (BEP) I didnt take a picture of the old setup. Does it go BOTTLE----SOLENOID-----REGULATOR---> Burnsco happily sold me a hose with a regulator at the BOTTLE end, but this must be for BBQs or something as if the above is correct I need a regulator on the other side of the solenoid.
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Has anyone brought Ancor wire in NZ? I see marine deals sell it but with a long lead time - so I presume the import to order. ANywhere else I can get it?