If you have read books or watched movies about sailors, you must have noticed that always something gets damaged or broken on their yachts and they are constantly trying to fix this or that. Well, we are no exception π.
Two days ago we noticed that the monitors of our two batteries had dropped to about 60%. This was strange, because until then they were always fully charged from the solar panels.
After a full inspection of the electrical system we found that three of the four solar panels were not charging the 12-volt batteries. Max noticed that some of these solar panels had a greenish color around the cable and diode boxes. After opening one of the boxes we saw that the cables had oxidized to almost completely. The panels were manufactured by a reputable Dutch company and we were very disappointed that they had succumbed to the sea moisture.
To our relief, the cable of the only working panel from the side wall of the cabin was intact. We insulated it with plenty of polymer and tomorrow we will move it on top of the cabin, where it should catch more sun.
We currently have the following remaining alternatives for generating electricity:
1) one strong 50 watt solar panel
2) possibly some of the oxidized panels if we manage to fix them(we have almost no hope for that)
3) a small folding solar panel, independent of the boat's electrical system, with which we can charge phones and satellite devices
4) if all of the above fails we can use the YB3 tracker, through which you track our location to exchange short texts with our navigators.
Heads up and letβs press on!
ΠΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³ΠΈ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌΠΈ Π·Π° ΠΌΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»Π°Π²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΈ Π΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΡ ΡΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π° ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ²Π°Ρ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°.
Π, ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎπ.
ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ Π΄Π²Π° Π΄Π½ΠΈ Π·Π°Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ·Π°Ρ ΠΌΠ΅, ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π½ΠΈ Π°ΠΊΡΠΌΡΠ»Π°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ Π±Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π²Π°Ρ, ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΠΈΠΌ Π΅ ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½Π°Π» Π½Π° ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ 60%. Π’ΠΎΠ²Π° Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ Π΄ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ³Π°Π²Π° ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΈΠ½Π°Π³ΠΈ Π±ΡΡ Π° Π·Π°ΡΠ²Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈ Π½Π° 80 - 100% ΠΎΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π»ΠΈ.
ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ»Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΊΠ° Π½Π° Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ° Ρ ΠΌΡΠ»ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅, ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π»Π° Π½Π° ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ° Π³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Ρ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ 12 Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½ΡΠΌΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π΄Π° Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π°Ρ 12- Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π°ΠΊΡΠΌΡΠ»Π°ΡΠΎΡΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΠΊΡ Π·Π°Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ·Π°, ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ ΠΊΡΡΠΈΠΉΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΊΠ°Π±Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ Π½Π° Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π²ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π°Π½Π΅. Π‘Π»Π΅Π΄ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΎΡ ΠΊΡΡΠΈΠΉΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΌΠ΅, ΡΠ΅ Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΠΊΠ°Π±Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ° ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ»Π΅Π½ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΏΠ°Π΄. ΠΠ°Π½Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π±ΡΡ Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π° Ρ ΠΎΠ»Π°Π½Π΄ΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π·Π° Π½Π°Ρ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ Π±ΡΡ Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Π²Π»Π°Π³Π°.
Π‘Π²Π°Π»ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π» ΠΎΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ° ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π° Π½Π° ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°, Π·Π° Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈΠΌ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π±Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ Π·Π° Π½Π°ΡΠ° ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ΅ Π±Π°Ρ Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅. ΠΠ·ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΡΠ° Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ»Π½ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π»Π° Π²ΡΡΡ Ρ Π³ΠΎΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ° ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°, ΠΊΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΎ Π±ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ±Π²Π°Π»ΠΎ Π΄Π° Ρ Π²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅.
Π ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ° ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΠΈ Π°Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈ Π·Π° Π³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π΅ Π½Π° Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠ΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³ΠΈΡ:
1) Π·Π΄ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡ 50W ΡΠΎΠ»Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π»
2) Π΅Π²Π΅Π½ΡΡΠ°Π»Π½ΠΎ Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π»ΠΈ Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠΏΠ΅Π΅ΠΌ Π΄Π° Π²ΡΠ·ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ (Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΠ·Π»Π°Π³Π°ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ΄ΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π°)
3) Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠΊ ΡΠ³ΡΠ²Π°Π΅ΠΌ ΡΠΎΠ»Π°ΡΠ²Π΅Π½ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π΅Π», Π½Π΅Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΡ Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ° Π½Π° Π»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°, Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΉΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄Π° Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ²Π°
4) Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π²ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ-Π³ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ·ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π·Π²Π°ΠΌΠ΅ YB3 ΡΡΠ°ΠΊΠ΅ΡΠ°, ΡΡΠ΅Π· ΠΊΠΎΠΉΡΠΎ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΌΠ΅ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π°Π²ΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΠΎΡΠΈ.
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