If you guys remember I had a cable burn up and was having electrical issues. I did the crimped and soldered ring thermals direct to my power panel, getting rid of the plug on the outside of the cabin and I haven't had a problem since. Now I am lucky that right below where my receptacle used to be is a storage locker that I store my cable in when not in use so it really doesn't get in the way. Getting rid of that expensive point of failure was the best thing to do in my mind.
Vern -----Original Message----- From: liveaboard-boun...@liveaboardonline.com [mailto:liveaboard-boun...@liveaboardonline.com] On Behalf Of Norm Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 12:40 PM To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Subject: EXT :Re: [Liveaboard] An elusive plastic box An important point is how the shore power connector attaches to the boat. Mine goes into the boat via a 3" deck plate on the side of the deckhouse then up a bit (a drip loop) then connects to the line going to the shore power circuit breaker via crimped and soldered ring terminals bolted together and the covered with rubber hose slid over the connection. I have seen some spectacular fireworks on failing shore power connectors but mine have worked well whenever I used them. Norm _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
