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Just after starting off yesterday morning we noticed a strange smell, a bit like disinfectant, our first thoughts were a farmer spraying his fields, but as we were passing corn fields, maybe it was CRT spraying around bridges etc. with weedkiller. Then we noticed the smell was stronger in the back cabin, everything looked OK so I thought it must be coming from the engine room, directly in front of the cabin but I couldn't really smell much although it was hot. My first thought then was an alternator burning out but nether were that hot. When we stopped for water at Fazeley I stopped the engine and checked closer, belts OK water pump not over hot, inverter not hot or smelling but I could still smell it in the back cabin. We set off again and the smell got worse again, Diana checked all the draws and cupboards but all looked OK. We stopped for the night at Bodymoor Heath and still couldn't find anything, sniffed all round the engine and stern tube etc. It wasn't until we went to bed that we found it and Diana went to turn on her LED reading light which was already turned on but not alight. Smelling the LED cluster we found the source of the smell. When I removed the MR11 LED to my surprise I found it was rated 24-28 volts, I had assumed they were 10-30 volts like the rest of them and this one had been exposed to 29.5 volts on and off throughout the day and didn't like it. A small amount of black stuff had oozed out around the edge but thankfully it didn't catch fire. The LED unit still stinks.
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Hi All, I followed advice from CW when ordering my boat and got 25mm of spray-foam on all internal surfaces above the bilges. I am now looking at the wiring looms for my LEDs. I intend on using conduit (not sure which - that's basically my question) but i imagine something like this.. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=20mm+conduit&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=puOSVJ6IO8Ou7AbZnICgDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=-pX5wtCG84khWM%253A%3Btg3byMK0xQVrdM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcpc.farnell.com%252Fproductimages%252Ffarnell%252Fstandard%252F42405771.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcpc.farnell.com%252F1%252F1%252F54260-20mm-steel-pvc-conduit-10m-cb02640-elkay.html%3B193%3B200 and circular junction boxes above each LED position..... https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=circular+junction+box&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=QOSSVKu7C4_B7AbRpIGgDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#facrc=_&imgdii=xvVlMt2NQhk9UM%3A%3BKeJ1IqoG71oYnM%3BxvVlMt2NQhk9UM%3A&imgrc=xvVlMt2NQhk9UM%253A%3B9_aCDDsH1j-ZwM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg.weiku.com%252Fb%25255C001%25255C362%25255C195Junction_Box_2_way_.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.seekpart.com%252Fvalves-fittings%252Fpipe-fittings%252Fpvc%252Bjunction%252Bbox.html%3B640%3B480 to house the wiring then to use cut to size Celotex boards and expanding foam (as filler/adhesive) to make the additional 50mm (aprox- does vary through out the boat) to bring level with the battons. Any recommendation on the best conduit to use and why? I imagine ability to withstand fire is one property, any others....? Many thanks!!
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