Link 2000 Install - John Nantz

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Individual Fuses

Nine y-e-a-r-s-? I mean, I've put off projects but, nine years? Did they make them that long ago? The 2000 took me only ONE year!Individual fuses but not because I wanted to, but the way it work out was I sent my wife to the marine store

and that's what she came back with. And.... the wires weren't even tinned. This was a rush/last minute/catch-up project to get it (mostly) finished before leaving on the trip. I took along a lot of parts and tools and worked on finishing this while in anchorages.If I remember, because some of the wires came together I think only four fuses ended up being needed - those that went to the batteries + side?This is really handy for tracking what is happening with the solar panels and ships power using devices - amps in/out, voltage, etc.If you knew how much fun it is to operate I think you'd have put it in sooner

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Individual Fuses

Nine y-e-a-r-s-? I mean, I've put off projects but, nine years? Did they make them that long ago? The 2000 took me only ONE year!Individual fuses but not because I wanted to, but the way it work out was I sent my wife to the marine store

and that's what she came back with. And.... the wires weren't even tinned. This was a rush/last minute/catch-up project to get it (mostly) finished before leaving on the trip. I took along a lot of parts and tools and worked on finishing this while in anchorages.If I remember, because some of the wires came together I think only four fuses ended up being needed - those that went to the batteries + side?This is really handy for tracking what is happening with the solar panels and ships power using devices - amps in/out, voltage, etc.If you knew how much fun it is to operate I think you'd have put it in sooner

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Individual Fuses

Nine y-e-a-r-s-? I mean, I've put off projects but, nine years? Did they make them that long ago? The 2000 took me only ONE year!Individual fuses but not because I wanted to, but the way it work out was I sent my wife to the marine store

and that's what she came back with. And.... the wires weren't even tinned. This was a rush/last minute/catch-up project to get it (mostly) finished before leaving on the trip. I took along a lot of parts and tools and worked on finishing this while in anchorages.If I remember, because some of the wires came together I think only four fuses ended up being needed - those that went to the batteries + side?This is really handy for tracking what is happening with the solar panels and ships power using devices - amps in/out, voltage, etc.If you knew how much fun it is to operate I think you'd have put it in sooner

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Individual Fuses

Nine y-e-a-r-s-? I mean, I've put off projects but, nine years? Did they make them that long ago? The 2000 took me only ONE year!Individual fuses but not because I wanted to, but the way it work out was I sent my wife to the marine store

and that's what she came back with. And.... the wires weren't even tinned. This was a rush/last minute/catch-up project to get it (mostly) finished before leaving on the trip. I took along a lot of parts and tools and worked on finishing this while in anchorages.If I remember, because some of the wires came together I think only four fuses ended up being needed - those that went to the batteries + side?This is really handy for tracking what is happening with the solar panels and ships power using devices - amps in/out, voltage, etc.If you knew how much fun it is to operate I think you'd have put it in sooner

Rick D · Nov 2, 2007

Two Years and Counting, Stu

Stu, I have mine on the shelf. I am 'waiting' for the need to pull some other wires though the pretty-stuffed wiring channels. I hate that. That's my excuse. Rick D.

Rick D · Nov 2, 2007

Two Years and Counting, Stu

Stu, I have mine on the shelf. I am 'waiting' for the need to pull some other wires though the pretty-stuffed wiring channels. I hate that. That's my excuse. Rick D.

Rick D · Nov 2, 2007

Two Years and Counting, Stu

Stu, I have mine on the shelf. I am 'waiting' for the need to pull some other wires though the pretty-stuffed wiring channels. I hate that. That's my excuse. Rick D.

Rick D · Nov 2, 2007

Two Years and Counting, Stu

Stu, I have mine on the shelf. I am 'waiting' for the need to pull some other wires though the pretty-stuffed wiring channels. I hate that. That's my excuse. Rick D.

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Maybe the Honey-do list is too long???

Hey guys, coming from me you know it's not biased, but we gota work harder on those priorities in life and strike a better balance. Whether it's nine years, two years, or even one year, (actually a little bit over), we need to somehow make better progress on projects. For one thing these things don't tend to go up in value over time. The only plus is if one would sell the boat and it hadn't got installed yet. Can't help but feel some of the project schedule problem is Honey-do related and we all know which projects go to the top of the list! Anyhow, so much for the editorial comment.A couple more thoughts - at each end of the wire harness that had something like 8 or 9 wires in it, I used a European-style terminal block. It was white plastic with screw-down clamps that went on the wire ends. This eliminated having to put individual connectors on each wire. They're tiny wires. One advantage was I could take my time (ooops) running wires to their respective locations like battery terminals and that brass-thingy (forgot what it's called), and route them nicer. I used 16ga for all these wires even though I think the wire harness was only something like 22ga.The other thing, the fuses should be within, I think, 7-inches of the battery terminal so they almost have to be individual fuses vice a fuse block. I beginning to think there were only three fuses.Running the wire harness is a bit of a pain because it's kinda fat and like Rick said if everything is pretty full and wire-tied it's a pain.If it helps to get things moving - it's a fun toy.

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Maybe the Honey-do list is too long???

Hey guys, coming from me you know it's not biased, but we gota work harder on those priorities in life and strike a better balance. Whether it's nine years, two years, or even one year, (actually a little bit over), we need to somehow make better progress on projects. For one thing these things don't tend to go up in value over time. The only plus is if one would sell the boat and it hadn't got installed yet. Can't help but feel some of the project schedule problem is Honey-do related and we all know which projects go to the top of the list! Anyhow, so much for the editorial comment.A couple more thoughts - at each end of the wire harness that had something like 8 or 9 wires in it, I used a European-style terminal block. It was white plastic with screw-down clamps that went on the wire ends. This eliminated having to put individual connectors on each wire. They're tiny wires. One advantage was I could take my time (ooops) running wires to their respective locations like battery terminals and that brass-thingy (forgot what it's called), and route them nicer. I used 16ga for all these wires even though I think the wire harness was only something like 22ga.The other thing, the fuses should be within, I think, 7-inches of the battery terminal so they almost have to be individual fuses vice a fuse block. I beginning to think there were only three fuses.Running the wire harness is a bit of a pain because it's kinda fat and like Rick said if everything is pretty full and wire-tied it's a pain.If it helps to get things moving - it's a fun toy.

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Maybe the Honey-do list is too long???

Hey guys, coming from me you know it's not biased, but we gota work harder on those priorities in life and strike a better balance. Whether it's nine years, two years, or even one year, (actually a little bit over), we need to somehow make better progress on projects. For one thing these things don't tend to go up in value over time. The only plus is if one would sell the boat and it hadn't got installed yet. Can't help but feel some of the project schedule problem is Honey-do related and we all know which projects go to the top of the list! Anyhow, so much for the editorial comment.A couple more thoughts - at each end of the wire harness that had something like 8 or 9 wires in it, I used a European-style terminal block. It was white plastic with screw-down clamps that went on the wire ends. This eliminated having to put individual connectors on each wire. They're tiny wires. One advantage was I could take my time (ooops) running wires to their respective locations like battery terminals and that brass-thingy (forgot what it's called), and route them nicer. I used 16ga for all these wires even though I think the wire harness was only something like 22ga.The other thing, the fuses should be within, I think, 7-inches of the battery terminal so they almost have to be individual fuses vice a fuse block. I beginning to think there were only three fuses.Running the wire harness is a bit of a pain because it's kinda fat and like Rick said if everything is pretty full and wire-tied it's a pain.If it helps to get things moving - it's a fun toy.

John Nantz · Nov 2, 2007

Maybe the Honey-do list is too long???

Hey guys, coming from me you know it's not biased, but we gota work harder on those priorities in life and strike a better balance. Whether it's nine years, two years, or even one year, (actually a little bit over), we need to somehow make better progress on projects. For one thing these things don't tend to go up in value over time. The only plus is if one would sell the boat and it hadn't got installed yet. Can't help but feel some of the project schedule problem is Honey-do related and we all know which projects go to the top of the list! Anyhow, so much for the editorial comment.A couple more thoughts - at each end of the wire harness that had something like 8 or 9 wires in it, I used a European-style terminal block. It was white plastic with screw-down clamps that went on the wire ends. This eliminated having to put individual connectors on each wire. They're tiny wires. One advantage was I could take my time (ooops) running wires to their respective locations like battery terminals and that brass-thingy (forgot what it's called), and route them nicer. I used 16ga for all these wires even though I think the wire harness was only something like 22ga.The other thing, the fuses should be within, I think, 7-inches of the battery terminal so they almost have to be individual fuses vice a fuse block. I beginning to think there were only three fuses.Running the wire harness is a bit of a pain because it's kinda fat and like Rick said if everything is pretty full and wire-tied it's a pain.If it helps to get things moving - it's a fun toy.