{"id":20334,"date":"2020-05-27T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T11:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=20334"},"modified":"2020-05-27T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T11:34:58","slug":"classic-boat-restoration-fits-blue-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/27\/classic-boat-restoration-fits-blue-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Boat Restoration fits Blue Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his latest video Jono shows us how an Edwardian Gentleman’s Launch – one of those fine wooden boats, varnished to glass, and built to show off the fashion-and-style of the 1930’s super-rich – is being restored to its original beauty. \u00a0But the Penelope II<\/em> conceals a modern secret – Blue Power.<\/p>\n

The work on Penelope II is taking place on the shores of Windermere Lake, in the UK’s famous Lake District, under the watchful eye of Windermere Jetty Museum’s<\/a>\u00a0Stephen Beresford. The electrical installation is being carried out by Chris Dobson of UK Marine Electrics Ltd.<\/a><\/p>\n

With safety on the water in mind, the installation includes a Smart Battery Protect<\/a> which automatically switches off the power supply to services if the house battery becomes too depleted. It also includes an\u00a0Argo Diode Battery Combiner<\/a> which allows either the House or<\/strong> the Starter battery to provide electricity to two essential services: the bilge pump; and the VHF radio – which is used for ship to shore communication. If the voltage falls too low in the house battery for either of these essential services to work when required, current will be drawn from the starter battery instead.<\/p>\n

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One other ‘worry free’ feature of the installation is a Cyrix<\/a>\u00a0Battery Combiner. When the vessel’s diesel engine is running the house battery is recharged from an alternator. The Cyrix is a heavy duty relay which detects when a charge current is available and automatically combines the Starter battery and the House battery on the same circuit – ensuring that they both get charged. When the engine is stopped and no charge current is available the Cyrix drops the Starter battery from the ‘House’ circuit – ensuring that it doesn’t become depleted, and will therefore always be available for engine starting.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of the Victron equipment installed on the Penelope II:<\/p>\n

2x AGM<\/a> 12-110 Batteries
\n1x BMV 712 Battery Monitor<\/a> and shunt
\nMaster Switch & Fuse
\nServices Master Switch
\n1x Cyrix-ct Intelligent Battery Combiner<\/a> Relay
\n1x 80A Diode Battery Combiner<\/a>
\n1x Battery Protect<\/a> 65A1x 192341 12v Relay for Navigation and Anchor lights
\n1x 192341 12v Relay for Interior Lights
\n1x Bilge Pump, switch and alarm panel
\n1x Raymarine VHF Radio
\nVarious DIN Rail terminals<\/p>\n

And here is the video:<\/p>\n\n\n