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The blog-archive, marine-thruster to marine-battery with latest news on boat electrics
The blog-archive, marine-thruster to marine-battery with latest news on boat electrics
BLOG ARCHIVE - Electrical
New Lights
The IBEX show always sees some innovative new systems and equipment. The latest in energy saving lighting comes from ABI with the MR-11 and MR-16 Cold Cathode light bulbs. The very bright patent-pending bulbs are designed to replace the Halogen or Xenon lamps and will last over 10,000 hours and draw only 1/4 Amp of power! The Cold Cathode bulb outputs a cool white light which is perfect for reading or general area lighting. They operate at 90 degrees F which is both cooler and safer than most other hot halogen type bulbs, with an equivalent light output of a conventional 60-watt light bulb. The bulbs are designed to fit any light fixture using an MR-16 or MR-11 Halogen or Xenon bulb, and many fixtures using a G-4 bulb. I will be trialing them on my own boat very quickly.!
The blog-archive, marine-thruster to marine-battery with latest news on boat electrics
FUEL CELLS ARE COMING
The MaxPower's Marine Fuel Cell won another award at the Paris Boat Show. The fuel cell is designed for sailing boats in the range 37ft-45ft. Stay tuned as get all the technical information here and will be posted up this coming week.
The blog-archive, marine-thruster to marine-battery with latest news on boat electrics
FUEL CELLS ARE HERE!
And about time!!! Max-power now has the MFC AHD-100 Marine Fuel Cell and this compact device is able generate 100Ah of regulated 12V per day for battery charging. It weighs just 7kg, and runs on methanol. Stay tuned as I want to post an article on this technology soon.
The blog-archive, marine-thruster to marine-battery with latest news on boat electrics
HI-TECH POWER DISTRIBUTION
I have long been a big fan of the very good quality E-T-A circuit breakers and have installed a lot of them. The latest news is that UK branch of the German circuit breaker company, E-T-A, has come out with a new CANbus controlled power distribution system. With ever increasing systems complexity and the high current required to power systems, the traditional electrical system is getting somewhat stressed. The electrical cable looms that I have installed are really considerable, and these create many negative factors such as physical installation issues, RFI and noise issues, voltage drop and more. The E-T-A Powerbus system essentially consists of power nodes that are distributed around the boat so as to reduce the long runs of heavy current wiring that are now so typical. Readers of my books know that I promote this distributed power concept, it is the only way to go. The advantages of this system are an ability to interface with any other CANbus sensor or component. Operation is carried out using touch screen displays or conventional switch panels. Bookmark this blog for further yachts and motorboat technology news!
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NEW ELECTRIC COOKING GEAR
I used to have an Origo spirit stove, now look what they have. They have ceramic cooktops with models one, two and three-burner models (Origo 3100, 3200 and 3300). They are available as built in powered by 230V/50Hz or 120V/60Hz mains power. They use special Hi-Light heating elements that give fast almost instant heat and even distribution.
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New Maxwell Winches Coming
New Zealand windlass manufacturer Maxwell Marine is coming out with a new range of vertical windlasses, and the VWC 1000 and VWC 1500 are replacing the VWC800 and VWC1200 models. Some of the new features are a simplified 2-piece installation process, a 100W electric motor with a 44:1 ratio worm drive gearbox to give the VWC1000 over 450kg maximum pull. On the VWC 1500 as 1500W motor with a 56:1 gearbox delivers 680kg pull
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New Zinc Anodes
The company Production Mold, Inc. of Los Angeles, are releasing a new series of Electro-Guard zinc anodes made to U.S. military specifications at the Marine Aftermarket Accessories Trade Show (MAATS) 2005 in Las Vegas, You should only ever use anodes to the highest standards
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New Thruster Controls Sleipner Motor has upgraded the 2005 range of Sidepower DC electric thrusters with the Intelligent Power Control (IPC) function for increased safety The blog-archive, marine-thruster to marine-battery with latest news on boat electrics
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