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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Sat Jul 02 2005 - 20:49:51 EDT
In a message dated 6/29/2005 4:55:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
It is prudent to either do away with the shore power inlet (which I think I
recall someone here, maybe Norm on Bandership has done) or to encase the
back of the inlet with a metal box containing a THERMAL breaker that will
open when exposed to excessive heat.
Yes, it was I.
I have actually seen power input connectors on the hull, below the rail, on a
few boats!
My shore power cord enters the boat through a deck plate on the house under a
step and after a drip loop connects via nut and bolts through ring terminals
to a line that goes to the main breaker panel.
I have seen shore power connectors afire, a startling sight.
I have also noticed that wires in clamps do loosen up somewhat at first but
after a few rounds of checking and tightening they seem to settle in hard.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Oyster Bay NY
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