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Do you have enough diesel?
The Webasto diesel pickup should normally be at a higher level than the engine.
The first (and only time) I had this I spent ages trying multiple starts with little clouds of white smoke each time. Eventually dipped the tank and realised the cause.
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10 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
No.
As TM points out it definitely needs some lime with it.
It's the water that is dangerous
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4 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:
I'd not drink a pint of neat Vactan though!
And I'd not worry about drinking a pint of water from a tank treated with Vactan.
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7 hours ago, CompairHolman said:
Microscopic oxides left over from wire brushing pitted steel don't need to be converted, the paint system excludes the oxygen and stops any further rusting.
When you say it worked very well what do you mean , what did it actually do that just painting didn't ?
Is Rust Converter Harmful If Ingested?
Yes, Rust Converter contains tannic acid. You should immediately get medical attention.
The LD50 of tannic acid is 5g/kg so for a average 88kg male they would have to drink 440g of tannic acid to kill them. I would hazard a guess that Vactan is nowhere near 100% tannic acid.
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5 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
The OP has, AIUI, a two year address history abroad, but plans to become itinerant here.
A case of try it and see then. Subscriptions to the commercial mail/address companies can always be cancelled if not successful.
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There are a few commercial companies that provide addresses and mail services. Boatmail and Shiptoshore spring to mind. However I do not know how the banks would deal with the answer to the request they make for two years address history.
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If it's any comfort mine is the same.
Charged by the engine battery alternator, originally through a diode splitter which has now been replaced with a Cytrix Voltage Sensitive Relay.
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5 hours ago, Johny London said:
I have just connected a push button landline type phone to the phone input of my Huawei B525s. It's actually branded with a T logo on the front. Anyway, all I WAS getting was the engaged tone......
EDIT: - Then I put the sim in IT DOES WORK!!!
The trouble is that I now almost exclusively use the free phone minutes on the router. My mobile is on PAYG with auto top up every three months, I now have a fortune in unused credits on the mobile.
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6 minutes ago, Nightwatch said:
My application is on its way. Wonder if I could moor the boat near Westminster Bridge?
You will have to move to another bridge after 14 days
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1 hour ago, David Lorimer said:
Lovely to hear these stories, magictime and mike the b... because it reminds us that (for a change these days) there are real people at the other end of the line. And it puts all the other CRT-bashing in perspective.
seconded
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5 minutes ago, pig said:
If you Google the Huawei B525 images, you'll see it indeed has a telephone socket; sbainbridge is correct.
And it works well with a domestic corded phone. I have yet to try a DECT phone on it but I would guess it would work. The disadvantages - dialing out takes a little longer, probably about 10 - 15 seconds before connecting. This is I believe the router switching to "voice" mode. Texts are received using the Huawei router web setup page so you have to log into this to see your texts (no notifications). Otherwise everything is the same as having a mobile phone with the added benefit that in poor reception areas you do not have to go outside the boat and wander round the towpath to make a phone call.
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4 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:
What's a corded phone?
Not a chordless phone?
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13 minutes ago, rusty69 said:
This sounds interesting.Would one of those cordless domestic phones work?
My thinking is, if the router was in a fixed position in the boat, connected to an external aerial, then connected to a cordless phone.
Though not sure my teltonika router has the required socked anyway.
I spose the external aerial would only bring the 4g signal into the boat and not the phone signal though.
Not sure, I use a corded phone.
The only way I guess is to try it, Cheap cordless phone and RJ11 to BT adaptor should be achievable for less than £20.
It may be a Three only thing as I believe that they use the 4G signal for voice as well as data.
We obviously need a telecommunications expert to give us chapter and verse.
I only found out because the original three router supplied with their original homefi plan said voice calls could not be made through the RJ11 socket, which made me think it had been disabled by Three and that if I purchased a non Three router and a cheap phone it may well work. It did!!!!
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9 minutes ago, Glynn said:
Hi all,
Would this unlimited Three data deal also work in a mifi device which is a Three one, i.e. from the Three shop ?
Yes, they only disable voice call functionality on their homefi devices
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1 minute ago, matty40s said:
Do you use this wired 12V or via 240V?
12 volts, I use a Cello (TV) 12 volt stabiliser (regulator) to power all 12 volt electronics & IT equipment to avoid voltage spikes and to ensure no high voltages from the charging system reach the equipment. It's available on Amazon/Ebay for about £9
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25 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:
So has anyone tried the new 3 package in a router? 1 Tb per month seems a great deal.
Yes
Works perfectly.
If you get a Huawei 4G router NOT supplied by Three you can connect a domestic phone using a BT to RJ11 adaptor and make use of the unlimited calls, texts can be made and received via the routers set up webpage. I use the Huawei B525.
Three knobble the Huawei B311 router they supply with the Homefi package so that you cannot connect a homephone to it.
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Try Boatmail.co.uk You get an address in Gloucester and they forward mail to any address you want including local post offices (poste restante) or scan and email. The address is acceptable for driving licence, dwp, banks etc.
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Thanks for the responses so far.
Both multiplug cleaned and connections remade, no difference
Ignition switch sprayed with WD40, suggestion from Beta Marine technical support.
Beta Marine technical support also sent annotated wiring diagrams for the affected area. I traced all the relevant wires and mine differ from those sent by Beta. I composed a long email with all the results to Beta together with photo's. Gmail in its infinite wisdom screwed it up, didn't send it and then lost it forever. Couldn't redo the email today as was travelling.
Having moved on the boat as a live aboard guess what I threw away when clearing the house out as it would never be needed on a boat?
Will get an electrician to look at both alternators when we get to the winter moorings marina. The buzzing relay is more of an irritant as it is something that should not happen, but it does not appear to have affected the charging.
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2 minutes ago, Boater Sam said:
No it is not. At 13.5v it is not fully charging your batteries. You need to see 14.4v to 14.8v when running to keep your batteries in good order.
Very unlikely a duff switch or connection, it would have given up completely by now.
You need to get the alternator checked.
When not under heavy external load it charges at around 14.6 volts, however it still looks like I need to get the alternator checked.
I was hoping that there was a relatively simple check I could do with a multimeter to isolate if there was a problem.
The switch connection possibility came from Beta Marine technical services, however I can see flaws in the hypothesis.
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2 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:
I think it might be a good idea to check the charging current first thing in the day and charging voltage last thing before shutdown for the night. It might just be a ripple caused by a failed alternator diode.
Unfortunately I do not have any method of checking the charging current or output other than observing that when the missus is using high current mains appliances with the engine running (hair dryer, microwave, iron) the engine responds to the extra loading and the measured battery voltage is above the full battery rest voltage running between 13.0 to 13.5 volts. Indicating perhaps that the alternator is providing a significant part of the power demand.
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1 hour ago, Boater Sam said:
If a DC relay buzzes it must be getting an AC voltage from somewhere to its coil.
The only place on a boat with low voltage AC is the alternator which generates 3 phase AC and has rectifier diodes inside to produce a DC output. Sounds like its alternator overhaul time.
It won't be charging your batteries properly.
Are there any simple multimeter voltage/resistance checks that could verify this. I have a basic multimeter.
Would the frequency of buzzing vary with engine revs?
Am I likely to be damaging the batteries by continuing to run in this potential condition?
Another possibility that has been proposed to me is that the feed from the ignition switch is intermittent/not sufficient to hold power to the coil and collapses / remakes the connection I.e. dodgy ignition switch contact.
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Curiosity got the better of me and I disconnected/reconnected the multiplug behind the panel about half a dozen times. No change and still buzzing. The relay that is; not me. Don't fancy going down the engine "ole" at the moment so will try the engine ole multiplug tomorrow, thanks for the suggestion.
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Thanks, will try this tomorrow as it is getting dark now. Will report back if it is successful.
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The 12 volt 40 amp relay behind the control panel is buzzing.
It only occurs with the engine running
It does not occur with the engine switched on but not running
It does not occur with the engine switched off
The engine is a Beta 43, 2006 vintage
The control panel is the Beta "C" with tachometer, oil pressure gauge, volt meter, water temperature, green power on light, red warning lights for oil pressure, engine alternator, domestic alternator. And warning buzzer.
The control panel shows all lights before engine startup and all red warning lights go out after engine start up.
The engine needs to be started at higher revs than tickover but as soon as the engine starts the alternator warning lights go out and remain out when returned to tickover.
The engine battery appears to charge ok (the engine alternator feeds a diode splitter which then feeds the engine battery and the bow thruster battery) charging is a little slow but I think this could be explained by the lower voltage that would be obtained by using a diode splitter.
The domestic batteries appear to charge ok (4x Trojan t105 type batteries wired series/parallel for 12v.
Solar recently installed
I thought it could possibly be the solar causing it, but it still happens with the solar controller output isolated.
Can anyone
A) tell me what this relay does
any suggestions as to what the problem is and how to fix it
Ps
I did not insert the emoji, the furum software did. It was supposed to be "B bracket"
blink camera
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Have 3 blink cameras outside the boat and 4 inside. Inside the maximum range to the sync module is about 40 feet, outside the maximum reliable range to the sync module is 15ft to 20ft. The sync module is obviously inside the boat.