Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 14 July 2009, 14:49   #1
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton
Make: Avon
Length: 4m +
Engine: 83hp jet drive
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 16
12v socket for accessories

Hi,

can anyone help advise with the installation of accessories such as a fish finder, gps etc.

i can find no 12v outputs and not being electrically minded i have no idea how i would connect these items up .

any help would be much appreciated


regards

ben
__________________
bencymru is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 July 2009, 15:19   #2
RIBnet supporter
 
bedajim's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Rutland
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2,500
Quote:
Originally Posted by bencymru View Post
Hi,

can anyone help advise with the installation of accessories such as a fish finder, gps etc.

i can find no 12v outputs and not being electrically minded i have no idea how i would connect these items up .

any help would be much appreciated


regards

ben
A picture of your boat console (inside and out), battery and fuse board would be good for a start, so we can see what you've got or not
__________________
bedajim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 July 2009, 19:04   #3
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Birmingham
Make: Avon SR4
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 75
Hi Ben I'm obviously assuming you've got a 12volt battery on the boat so the simplest way to create a socket is to buy a wired cigarette lighter single or twin plug from halfords for example and a couple of ring eyelets to connect onto the battery terminals (wire from the centre terminal usually red to the +12volts on your battery other wire normally black to earth.) Marine chandlers may do a more robust or sealed cap version for when not in use as the down side is the metal surfaces inside are liable to corrode in a marine environment if not regularly protected with grease or wd40! This will give you a cig lighter plug in socket if your accessories have this type of plug. Make sure you also get an inline fuse for the red or positive wire from the battery and try a 5 or 7amp fuse to start (you will need to check the draw`from your intended accessories to ascertain the correct fuse, too small a fuse canl see you 'blowing it' all the time and too bigger fuse will see things melting if there's a problem before the fuse blows. Be sure to secure it off the floor inside your console away from any chance of water! On from this The best thing to do is create a mini fuse board to attach items direct but i would suggest you seek professional help from an auto electrician or boat specialist as getting it wrong can obviously lead to fires!..hope this helps? regards Alan
__________________
shoestring is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 July 2009, 20:53   #4
RIBnet admin team
 
Nos4r2's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,053
RIBase
Quote:
Originally Posted by bencymru View Post
Hi,

can anyone help advise with the installation of accessories such as a fish finder, gps etc.

i can find no 12v outputs and not being electrically minded i have no idea how i would connect these items up .

any help would be much appreciated


regards

ben
It needs to be connected to your isolator switch and the negative of the battery so it turns off with your isolator switch. Centre pin of a normal cigarette lighter socket is positive-but if you're not electrically minded,personally I'd get someone who understands about how badly sea water and electricity don't mix to do it.
__________________
Need spares,consoles,consumables,hire,training or even a new boat?

Please click HERE and HERE and support our Trade Members.

Join up as a Trade member or Supporter HERE
Nos4r2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 July 2009, 21:10   #5
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton
Make: Avon
Length: 4m +
Engine: 83hp jet drive
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 16
thanks

thanks for the replies. i do have 12v battery but after reading the comments i think i'll play it safe and get a fuse board installed professionally.

my vhf portable/ fish finder holds charge for 24 or so shouldn't be an issue for a short time whilst i get it arranged.

ben
__________________
bencymru is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT. The time now is 02:40.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.