Re: Stus-List Fire aboard

[Joe Della Barba via CnC-List]

“Soldering Iron” effect.

A controller handling 100 watts can get pretty hot and not blow a fuse if the 
fault is a 9.99 amp fault and not a dead short. My solar wiring is only fused 
on the battery end, the controller itself has no fuse between it and the panel.

 

Joe Della Barba

j...@dellabarba.com <mailto:j...@dellabarba.com> 

 

Coquina

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave via 
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Fire aboard

 

Not necessarily.   Same as in a house, an arc fault (or conceptually similar) 
can ignite combustible materials at lower-than-protected current levels.  Well 
secured wiring Protected from chafe is a really good idea.

Dave.  

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On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Patrick Davin <jda...@gmail.com 
<mailto:jda...@gmail.com> > wrote:

So it was a solar charge controller that started the electrical fire. 
Interesting since the list was just recently discussing solar panels (and I'm 
planning to do that project in the spring). 

 

Either the controller was faulty, overloaded, or improperly installed. Hard to 
speculate on which it was... but if it was properly fused and wires properly 
sized, shouldn't that haven't prevented a fire? 

 

-Patrick

1984 C LF 38

 

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 12:05 PM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com 
<mailto:cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> > wrote:

From: Dreuge <dre...@gmail.com <mailto:dre...@gmail.com> >
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
Cc: 
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 12:13:21 -0500
Subject: Stus-List Fire aboard

I recall a discussion a while back on the list about having fire blankets on 
board.  At the time, I looked up a few fire blankets online, and I planned on 
getting one or two. After reading about yesterday’s Vendee Globe fire, I’m 
getting a few fire blankets today.

 

 

Be sure to watch the video after you have read about the fire.

 

http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16841/fire-aboard-conrad-colman-s-boat

 

 

 

-
Paul E.

1981 C 38 Landfall 
S/V Johanna Rose
Carrabelle, FL

 

http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/

 

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Re: Stus-List Fire aboard

[Dave via CnC-List]

Not necessarily.   Same as in a house, an arc fault (or conceptually similar) 
can ignite combustible materials at lower-than-protected current levels.  Well 
secured wiring Protected from chafe is a really good idea.
Dave.  

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Patrick Davin  wrote:
> 
> So it was a solar charge controller that started the electrical fire. 
> Interesting since the list was just recently discussing solar panels (and I'm 
> planning to do that project in the spring). 
> 
> Either the controller was faulty, overloaded, or improperly installed. Hard 
> to speculate on which it was... but if it was properly fused and wires 
> properly sized, shouldn't that haven't prevented a fire? 
> 
> -Patrick
> 1984 C LF 38
> 
>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 12:05 PM,  wrote:
>> From: Dreuge 
>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>> Cc: 
>> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 12:13:21 -0500
>> Subject: Stus-List Fire aboard
>> I recall a discussion a while back on the list about having fire blankets on 
>> board.  At the time, I looked up a few fire blankets online, and I planned 
>> on getting one or two. After reading about yesterday’s Vendee Globe fire, 
>> I’m getting a few fire blankets today.
>> 
>> 
>> Be sure to watch the video after you have read about the fire.
>> 
>> http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16841/fire-aboard-conrad-colman-s-boat
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -
>> Paul E.
>> 1981 C 38 Landfall 
>> S/V Johanna Rose
>> Carrabelle, FL
>> 
>> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
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Re: Stus-List Fire aboard

[Patrick Davin via CnC-List]

So it was a solar charge controller that started the electrical fire.
Interesting since the list was just recently discussing solar panels (and
I'm planning to do that project in the spring).

Either the controller was faulty, overloaded, or improperly installed. Hard
to speculate on which it was... but if it was properly fused and wires
properly sized, shouldn't that haven't prevented a fire?

-Patrick
1984 C LF 38

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 12:05 PM,  wrote:
>
> From: Dreuge 
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Cc:
> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 12:13:21 -0500
> Subject: Stus-List Fire aboard
> I recall a discussion a while back on the list about having fire blankets
> on board.  At the time, I looked up a few fire blankets online, and I
> planned on getting one or two. After reading about yesterday’s Vendee Globe
> fire, I’m getting a few fire blankets today.
>
>
> Be sure to watch the video after you have read about the fire.
>
> http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16841/fire-aboard-conrad-colman-s-boat
>
>
>
> -
> Paul E.
> 1981 C 38 Landfall
> S/V Johanna Rose
> Carrabelle, FL
>
> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/
>
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Re: Stus-List Fire aboard

[JP Mail via CnC-List]

I lost a previous boat to a fire. Ours was more of a get-off-now kinda fire. 
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> On Dec 6, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Dreuge via CnC-List  
> wrote:
> 
> I recall a discussion a while back on the list about having fire blankets on 
> board.  At the time, I looked up a few fire blankets online, and I planned on 
> getting one or two. After reading about yesterday’s Vendee Globe fire, I’m 
> getting a few fire blankets today.
> 
> 
> Be sure to watch the video after you have read about the fire.
> 
> http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16841/fire-aboard-conrad-colman-s-boat
> 
> 
> 
> -
> Paul E.
> 1981 C 38 Landfall 
> S/V Johanna Rose
> Carrabelle, FL
> 
> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/
> 
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Re: Stus-List Fire aboard

[JP Mail via CnC-List]

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 6, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Dreuge via CnC-List  
> wrote:
> 
> I recall a discussion a while back on the list about having fire blankets on 
> board.  At the time, I looked up a few fire blankets online, and I planned on 
> getting one or two. After reading about yesterday’s Vendee Globe fire, I’m 
> getting a few fire blankets today.
> 
> 
> Be sure to watch the video after you have read about the fire.
> 
> http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16841/fire-aboard-conrad-colman-s-boat
> 
> 
> 
> -
> Paul E.
> 1981 C 38 Landfall 
> S/V Johanna Rose
> Carrabelle, FL
> 
> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/
> 
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