| Circe
| Sunday, February 28, 2010 I continued work on the wiring, this time focusing on making up the final connections on as many positive wires as possible. Most of the wires throughout the boat led to lighting or outlets, so I connected the individual lines for each fixture to one of three small buss bars: one for the cabin lights (handling the 7 interior lights), and two for the outlets (each handling four outlets). I numbered each wire and connected it to the appropriate buss. From each buss, I ran a larger wire from one of the end studs towards where the panel would be; these wires would eventually connect to the circuit breakers for the cabin light circuit and two outlet circuits. For now, I left the excess wire coiled up pending delivery of the panel. All the running light wires, including the mast lighting, ran out to the back side of the auxiliary switch panel I'd installed earlier, with individual switches for each of the four lighting functions: running lights (sidelights and stern light); anchor light; steaming light; and foredeck light. I connected a ground wire from the negative distribution buss to the terminal on the back of this panel, and also provided a larger positive wire for eventual connection to the main circuit breaker--again, once the panel arrived. Finally, I made up the final positive and negative connections to each of the four outlets located in the electrical panel. For now, this was about as far as I could take the panel wiring, and this met my expectations for the weekend's work. Still ahead lay a few final connections for the electric bilge pump (not yet purchased), as well as the final connections to the panel once it arrived. A few decisions were pending regarding electronics for the boat, and I'd take care of that wiring when the time came. |
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