Tag: Electrical | Ben Lobaugh

I nearly destroyed my sailboat’s electrical system when switching to lithium batteries!

Last summer, while doing a raft up with S/V Meili, the aft cabin battery bank suddenly, and unexpectedly gave up the ghost. I had recently performed all th

Naughty power outlet that runs the whole house!

Don’t be this outlet! Use sane electrical wiring practices

Wiring on a house from the 1950s should never be expected to be top notch, however this outlet really blew my mind… There have been several electrica

Replacing the battery charger

After the electrical issue that caused a system overload I noticed there were a few ghosts in the system, one of which the house lights, which are LED and

Electrical troubles with Penny

Penny was manufactured in 1977 so naturally she is bound to have her own unique creaks and groans with age. Today a new one surfaced with nearly dangerous