Ok so I did make a mistake when installing the batteries. Instead of hooking them in series to get 48V I mistakenly connected them in a loop. This will cause a major spark and basically scare the crap out of you. One quick call to Electric Yacht and they sent me a schematic of what I did wrong and what I need to do to fix it. Response time from them 20 min. Great customer service.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Ok so I did make a mistake when installing the batteries. Instead of hooking them in series to get 48V I mistakenly connected them in a loop. This will cause a major spark and basically scare the crap out of you. One quick call to Electric Yacht and they sent me a schematic of what I did wrong and what I need to do to fix it. Response time from them 20 min. Great customer service.
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Very cool blog! Bill Tomlinson told us about it on Electric Seas- a new site for electric boaters. I can relate to everything you're going through, as I just converted my Bristol 32 to run with an electric propulsion system as well. It was the best thing I ever did and totally love sailing electric!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I hope you don't mind but we've included a link to your site in our growing "Electric Fleet" of electric boats and posted an intro about your project as a post on Electric Seas. Please join us and share your experiences with the community!
Fair winds,
-Greg
www.ElectricSeas.org
Looks awesome! I'd love to pick your brain about your electric conversion (and removal of the old gas tank) - I've got an E27 moored on Lake Union in Seattle - if you've got some time, shoot me an email at andrewembassy (at) gmail (dot) com Thanks!
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