Marine electrics & electronics

Fault-finding, installations & support

Narrowboat

Colecraft 58

Boat model
Colecraft

Boat type
Narrowboat

Electrical standard
12v ISO 13297

Location
River Lea, London

Overview
Electrical overhaul.

Electrical work undertaken

I was first called out as a marine electrician to fault-find a lithium battery charging issue on this Colecraft narrowboat. A lithium battery had been paralleled with other lead acid batteries in a dangerous configuration, as well as a long-list of other electric issues. What followed was an extensive re-configuration of the boat’s electrics to bring it into conformity with ISO 13297. The work comprised all of the boat’s electrical systems and parts, from lithium battery installation, DC-DC charging, solar, the engine start and glow-plug circuits, new alternator and rectifier, cable re-sizing and over current protection.

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