Tag: 12V

Vlog 326: Spaghetti Hoops

Posted on March 17, 2024 by David Johns

This is a follow-on from the previous video where I began to strip out the carpeting and wiring from my boat refurbishment project, named Twiggy.

Electricity on canal boats: nerdy detail

Posted on January 23, 2024February 23, 2024 by David Johns

After you’ve read this page about the basics of boat electrics, let’s delve further into the technical detail of batteries and all things electrical. If this is the stuff of

Electricity on canal boats: the basics

Posted on January 23, 2024February 23, 2024 by David Johns

It’s not something you have to think about in a house – other than paying the bill – but on a boat, the electricity supply will be something you really

Vlog 260: Power Ranger

Posted on March 11, 2022May 7, 2024 by David Johns

A sit-down chat about how the new 540W solar panel helped over winter, and mention of the lead carbon batteries I installed in summer 2019.

Vlog 176: Crickity Crick

Posted on May 31, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

I haven’t been to the Crick Show for a couple of years because it’s much the same each time but this year I wanted to book some boat tours and also buy some bits for my current boat – so I moored the boat again and headed off to Northamptonshire in the camper van.

Vlog 136: Drawing Current

Posted on June 24, 2018February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Following a few recent questions and comments from viewers, here is a beginners guide to how electrics work on a narrowboat. It may also have general relevance to people in campervans, motorhomes, caravans and RVs although there are slight differences but the gist is similar.

Vlog 57: Sunny Side Up

Posted on August 20, 2016May 7, 2024 by David Johns

I’ve been sent an 80 Watt semi-flexible solar panel to review by a company called Lensun so here are my thoughts on the panel (until the point where I broke it, for more on which, watch the video).

Vlog 11: Power Mad

Posted on November 12, 2015February 24, 2024 by David Johns

A brief technical interlude before the video of the trip to Braunston because my battery charger packed up and suddenly the boat had no usable power. So in this video I explain how I diagnosed and resolved the problem.