Thursday 11 June 2020

Update to Installing Solar Panel - Extra Fans


When the solar panel was first installed a single fan in the saloon was also fitted.



Recently I bought two more computer fans and have now installed a fan in the galley and one in the bedroom.
PC Fans
         

I also used some switches I had left over from a 2015 job (on Notos)






Each fan now has an independent switch and can be operated separately. All three fans together draw less than 0.7ah and automatically switch off if the battery voltage drops to 12.5Vs and won't switch back on until the voltage reaches 13Vs. Whilst not on the boat they are only set to work during day light hours, thus effectively using surplus power generated by the solar panel.