I've been digging around behind the electrical panels on my 9.2A, adding some items while trying to simplify the existing wiring. I assume that mine is typical, with two common busbars. The one on the left, behind the DC panel, is jam packed. The one on the right, behind the AC panel, has very little on it. Although it makes me a bit uneasy, I've been told that the two panels share these bars and that I can move items from one busbar to the other without consequence. Is that correct? I measured DC volts from a battery terminal to the two bars, and one measured something like 13.25 volts, while the under-utilized one was right around 14V. I had a solar panel charging. Seems odd, though, that they'd differ.
While hooking up the Blue Seas panel meter, I discovered that my bank 1 and 2 cables had at some point been reversed. I've been running the lights, etc., at night off the starting battery, and had been starting the engine with the deep cycle. That could explain a number of minor issues I'd had!
I also discovered that, while having a kidney stone might be a good reason to use some sick leave and putter around at the boat, working on electricals - particularly with a conductive fish tape - while heavily under the influence of Vicodin is not a safe thing to do. I suppose the odor of vaporized insulation will fade eventually.
John
While hooking up the Blue Seas panel meter, I discovered that my bank 1 and 2 cables had at some point been reversed. I've been running the lights, etc., at night off the starting battery, and had been starting the engine with the deep cycle. That could explain a number of minor issues I'd had!
I also discovered that, while having a kidney stone might be a good reason to use some sick leave and putter around at the boat, working on electricals - particularly with a conductive fish tape - while heavily under the influence of Vicodin is not a safe thing to do. I suppose the odor of vaporized insulation will fade eventually.
John
