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Will there be leftovers.....quite the cache you got there.

bud37 wrote:Qr Bbpost Will there be leftovers.....quite the cache you got there.

I had thought for sure there would be AWG 6 triple left over but it was almost too short!

I'm thinking about separating the alternator and starter on each engine (they currently use the same AWG No. 2 feeds from each engine). So the additional red 1/0 will come in handy for that.

I also would like to find the through-hull ground connection and make a centralized location for all these grounds. Presently I believe the grounds all terminate at a near inaccessible spot to the side of the DC panel. So the black 1/0 will eventually get used up I would think.

I am used to much more standard household panels and in many ways I wish Carver had just stuck with those.
Finding a way to get cabling in and out of this enclosure was a challenge, especially seeing as Carver saw fit to build it into the cabinetry. A standard punch out would have been very appreciated. I could barely fit my drill in the amount of space Carver left me to work. Nevertheless, there was a will and a way:

Look how much room is given to you to terminate the DC on this Victron:

Not so much on the AC side - three AWG 6 barely fit in this cable gland:

Judging by the way the cables lined up once through the gland it was clear that I needed to strip some of this triplex and put in single conductors and since this happened, I found my solution:

Terminating this marine wire was still a real bugger due to the alignment of the cables to the terminations point and also the finely stranded marine cable did not want to line up properly with the screw type gizmos.

But success favors those who persevere:

Here's a nice aerial shot

I fully expect to hear bull caca about these but they are but temporary:

So everything is wired and it works. Now the shore/gen/off switch on the panel feeds the Victron inverter charger which feeds back to th AC panel ahead of the 50a breaker. I needed to program the thing and I think a lot is being lost in translation on both Victron and Firefly's documentation:

Remaining to do:

1. Find an external termination method for the two feeds (gozintas and gozoutas) for the no 6 that is not marrettes
2. Put a safety ground on the Victron enclosure
3. Pop some new holes in the bulkhead exclusively for AC (I used the same holes as the DC)
4. Put some doors where that hatch is and put the charger in that cubby
5. Ground both of the new cables - presently the system is floating

This is a nice sight: