Bill,

Do you have any idea why someone would say that an non-isolated converter would be bad?

He mentioned that he installed a relay to disconnect the converter when the radio was not in use?

Fair Winds,

Eric

sm 376 Kimberlite

----- Original Message -----
From: "'Bill & Judy Rouse' yahoogroups@... [amelyachtowners]"
Date: Sunday, June 25, 2017 5:17 pm
Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated converter
To: "amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com"

> Eric,
>
> I understand completely. When I do not understand something that
> Amel has
> done in a Super Maramu, I assume that Amel must be right and I
> do not
> understand. In all my years with Amel experience this personal
> rule has not
> failed me. This same rule does not apply to recent things Amel 
> has done.
>
>
> CW Bill Rouse
> Admiral, Texas Navy
> Commander Emeritus
> Amel School www.amelschool.com
> 720 Winnie St
> Galveston Island, TX 77550
> +1(832) 380-4970 <(832)%20380-4970>
>
&g t;
>
> On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 3:48 PM, kimberlite@...
> [amelyachtowners] wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Bill,
> > When I posted a cheap converter for someone to use, I forgot
> who said that
> > the converter I recommended was not isolated and could not be
> used. I
> > wondered why he said that.
> > If you hook just 24 volts + and - to the converter and take
> off only 12
> > volts + and -
> > and do not connect the bonding to the converter , I do not
> understand why
> > it can not be used.
> > Fair Winds,
> > Eric
> > sm 376
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "'Bill & Judy Rouse' yahoogroups@... [amelyachtowners]"
> > Date: Sunday, June 25, 2017 3:15 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated converter
> &gt ; To: "amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com"
> >
> > > Eric,
> > >
> > > I, too was referring to the Icom 24 t 12VDC converter.
> > >
> > > CW Bill Rouse
> > > Admiral, Texas Navy
> > > Commander Emeritus
> > > Amel School www.amelschool.com
> > > 720 Winnie St
> > > Galveston Island, TX 77550
> > > +1(832) 380-4970 <(832)%20380-4970> <(832)%20380-4970>

> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 1:58 PM, kimberlite@...
> > > [amelyachtowners] wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bill,
> > > > I was speaking about the Icom dc converter and wondered
> why someone
> > > > mentioned it needed an isolated con verter. My freezers
> made rf
> > > on the ss b.
> > > > I installed magnets on the dc power to the compressors and
> the noise
> > > > wemt away.
> > > > Fair Winds,
> > > > Eric
> > > > sm 376
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "'Bill & Judy Rouse' yahoogroups@...
> [amelyachtowners]"> > > Date: Sunday, June 25, 2017 9:22 am
> > > > Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated converter
> > > > To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
> > > >
> > > > > Eric & Kent,
> > > > >
> > > > > I think the answer is obvious. Any non-modified and totally
> > > original> > Amel-installed SSB will receive and transmit very
> > > little RF from the
> > > > > Amel-installed electric devices, such as battery
> chargers, etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know many of my friends on other boats had to shut down
> > > > > everything to use
> > > > & gt; their SSBs.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > CW Bill Rouse
> > > > > Admiral, Texas Navy
> > > > > Commander Emeritus
> > > > > Amel School www.amelschool.com
> > > > > 720 Winnie St
> > > > > Galveston Island, TX 77550

> > > > > +1(832) 380-4970 <(832)%20380-4970> <(832)%20380-4970>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Jun 24, 2017 22:06, "kimberlite@... et
> > > > > [amelyachtowners]" <
> > > > > amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > &g t; >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Kent,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I believe we spoke abut an isolated power supply for the
> > > > > > ICOM. Why can a non isolated
> > > > > >
> > > > > > be used on the
> > > > > > icom?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > fair winds,
> > > > > > E ric
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>