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Electrical Upgrades

It's been a long journey...before we even left the yard..
 

The original Electrical Distribution Panel
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outmoded, outgrown, outlandish....what to do?

The old panel was also a mess....
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Didn't know where anything went..hard to trace..

Getting it all together. New panel in place
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The AC work is done, now time to connect the DC feeds, then lay on the rest.

bought some more stuff on E-bay..
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..got some plywood and some laminate..built me a new one.

Putting it all together..
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I'd never done laminate work before. This was a good first test.

The new Electrical Distribution Panel in place
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Installed and fully functional!

Maureen in our computer room/Nav station
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new distirbution panel is under the stairs.

Next thing to die was the battery charger...
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"State of the art" in 1998 when installed..still available for over $1000..thanks, but no..replaced.

Replaced the blown Newmar with a Prosine 2.0....
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..so, now get a 100A charger in place of the old 40 AND a 2000W true-sine inverter!


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