AC/DC Power Converter for the Frigoboat refer in place - 2011

More refer work! We installed the AC/DC Power Converter on the galley back bulkhead. 

November 2011 - Currently at Marina Kona Kai  Shelter Island San Diego, CA  

Looking into the galley from the salon you do not see the converter 

Another shot close still does not revel the converter.

creeping around 

Still more and it is coming into sight but you need to lean over and look around

 Not so pretty back there as the lazarett meets the inside of the boat. Lots of spaces to fill in with insulation and the under side of the deck is visible.

What it looked like before. There were some old refer wires coming through here. Will pasted some 3M4000 UV Marine Adhesive  into the holes.

My hand holding it in place as Debbie put in a screw.

Wiring.

 After we cut out the spaces for the thermostats we will remove all the tape and brown paper protection.

It is not an easy place to get at. Debbie had to hold the unit in place from the cockpit reaching through the lazarett into the galley so I could get some screws in. As it is I got it in a little crooked. We will live with the crooked ness as it is too hard to re-mount. Now it is in place and we will move to installing the Frigoboat compressor unit.

 We were trying to keep it out of sight as best we could yet have some access to the unit as it has a fuse. We also wanted it to be in a dry place. We can access the fuse by one screw on the bottom of the front and it requires just a little bending on our part. Now to find out if it makes any noise or not, lets hope not. We may yet need to re-locate it.

 With this unit we can run the refer off the 110 shore power whenever we are plugged in. We will not be constantly cycling the batteries from charge to discharge to charge etc. We will wire it to a switch so if we are on the hook and want to run the inverter we can turn off the 110. Also the water heater will need to be off for the inverter use. Sam goes with the generator; we can turn off 110 volt.

"Has inputs for 12/24v DC plus 110/230v AC. Will use 110/230v AC power when available, then switch to DC source when AC power disconnected. Provides DC power for compressor plus full-time 12v feed for light, thermostat, fan etc. Remote mount with 6' power cord and 110v plug, plus 4' DC power cable with slip-on connectors. Max power 150 watts. 5.5"w x 5.5"d x 2.5"h "