vic008 17 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Can the team please advise what the requirements , and pricing are please? Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 That's a big question. What is your installation like? Fully wired boat or extension lead powering battery charger and dehumidifier? Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Yep, depends on your boat. Do you have a 240v distribution board, hard wired with a permanent waterproof connection for the shore power board? If so, you need a electrical wof, if it's a extension lead to a plug board, you dont. the cord needs a current inspection tag in either case. Some marinas interpret the regs differently, so check with yours. If there is nothing wrong with your boat, a wof is around $150 as I understand it. Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 158 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 A little bit of a thread drift but I have often wondered about the practicalities/risks involved with using an inverter to get 240 volt on board. I have (still) a long way to go with the use of 240v sanders on board. The refurb project just never seems to be a completable task. Mostly because life gets in the way of boating but that's another story all again... Electrickery scares me stupid.Especially 240v and partricularly AC, but an inverter seems the only way of getting the power I want on board so I can do sanding and that kind of stuff (yes officer and vacuuming the dust off so it don't get in the water) without moving to expensive work berth situations (of which there seem few these PC days anyway). Anybody care to try and educate the completely electrickery challenged? Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 what's your question? for most big 'tools' say a big belt sander http://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-9920-Belt-Sander-240volt/dp/B000056NOD you're going to need about a 1000watts but could get away with less for something like a small sander a 1000w inverter is about $350 on trade me http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/parts-accessories/radio-electronics/auction-846581391.htm and probably would suck down a standard battery in average condition in about 15-30min of sanding so are not very practical for most boaties.... something like this however may do the trick for $300 as long as you feed it petrol http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-farming-industry/industrial/generators-power-supply/petrol/auction-845949405.htm Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 511 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Mate (poster here) has one of these and I borrowed it to do some work last week. Worked a treat, I'm probably going to buy one or something similar (for music gigs as well) http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/online-store/products/Blackridge-Generator-2-Stroke-650-Watt.aspx?pid=296279#Recommendations Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 That one is only 650w - many power tools need more. Some appliances need true sine wave as well, so check the specs of the genset. Personally, I've not had much to do with gensets, but I'd be looking for a min of 1500w true sine wave. Then you can run pretty much whatever you want... Man, gensets have got cheap in the last few years! Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 158 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Yes - belt sander is the type of kit I am talking. A generator seems to be the best way - SD I have a similar sized unit to the one you suggested and it is no good. Not enuff grunt to power a domestic sized vacuum cleaner (or so the wife tells me Thanks anyway sorry for drift. As you were Link to post Share on other sites
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