In another thread where I solicited opinions on what might have caused my rudder to break I posted a picture of the upper portion of the stainless steel rudder shaft which showed copper deposits on the end. This was 4 weeks after the incident and I have been in a marina and hooked up to electricity the whole time. I used the air conditioning units much of the time and the only other AC use was charging of cellphone, shaver, notebook, VHF and other small battery devices.
All I have onboard as diagnostic equipment are two multimeters which (surprisingly) read the same.
The boat electrics are:
- 220v AC system
- 220v Generator (used for 5 minutes runtime in the 4 weeks, just started it to see if it was still functioning correctly)
- 4 house, 1 engine batteries connected to a Cristec CPS600 charger.
- Alternator attached to engine. (used for about 2hr tt in 4 weeks, bags of ice @ $4 were better than running the engine to cool the beers)
I would very much like to hear suggestions as to what I can do in order to determine if I have an AC or DC "leak" given the instruments I have available. Or, if not, what I would need to get in order to do so. Or if I should sail to St. Maartin and find a pro to do this analysis for me.
All I have onboard as diagnostic equipment are two multimeters which (surprisingly) read the same.
The boat electrics are:
- 220v AC system
- 220v Generator (used for 5 minutes runtime in the 4 weeks, just started it to see if it was still functioning correctly)
- 4 house, 1 engine batteries connected to a Cristec CPS600 charger.
- Alternator attached to engine. (used for about 2hr tt in 4 weeks, bags of ice @ $4 were better than running the engine to cool the beers)
I would very much like to hear suggestions as to what I can do in order to determine if I have an AC or DC "leak" given the instruments I have available. Or, if not, what I would need to get in order to do so. Or if I should sail to St. Maartin and find a pro to do this analysis for me.