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Re: Amel is going lithium

Oliver Henrichsen, SV Vela Nautica
 

You are right about additional heat, at this time its quite cool here but that will change soon.

But I just realized that we might use the old lead acid vent that is useless now. Its not huge but might get some heat out.

As I undestand AMEL did the same with the 60 and mounted heat issue gear under the bunk.

Oliver from Vela Nautica

A54#39

Portugal

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Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Amel is going lithium
From: Scott SV Tengah
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I never considered adding more heat to the living spaces by venting it into the passageway/alley.
 
Perhaps my thinking is influenced by the high heat and high humidity I'm dealing with right now, but that passage berth, which is perfect for the off-watch crew member, gets warm enough as is. I'd be loathe to do anything that makes it even hotter.

But you're right, the charger/inverter is mounted sideways in the engine compartment. We directed outside air right near the charger/inverter intake, similar to the old Dolphin setup. The Dolphin lasted 12 years, so I presume the "salt air" won't cause damage. And we don't see output tapering even after running it near capacity for longer periods. We followed the Victron recs for line size and used some online calculators to verify, so I'm not too concerned about voltage drop. 

That said, neither solution is ideal, imo. Boats are always compromises, I guess!
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Scott 
2007 A54 #69
SV Tengah
http://www.svtengah.com

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