Today's visit consisted of wiring the solar panel directly to the leisure battery (via the previously installed regulator) and looking at the control panel which had a low output and intermittent fault.
The wiring of the solar panel went fine, I have left the wires visible as I may wish to remove in the future.
The control panel was unscrewed from the bulkhead and inspected. There were no obvious faults or broken fuses, although, a joint was loose and some of the spade connections had oxidised a little, but, not enough to fail. The output of the panel via the cig lighter socket is still low at 11.5 volts, but, the horn and tunnel light are now working without breaks after a few seconds. I may leave the panel in situ for now and I have disconnected the radio, which would not work due to the lack of power supplied to it.
Now that the solar regulator is connected directly to the battery, the auxiliary cigarette lighter socket can now be used to power my digital radio.
Next job - sort out the stern gland - tighten and add new nuts to stop it vibrating loose.
Now that the solar regulator is connected directly to the battery, the auxiliary cigarette lighter socket can now be used to power my digital radio.
Next job - sort out the stern gland - tighten and add new nuts to stop it vibrating loose.
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