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HMS PolyphemusOne disheartening aspect of rebuilding a sunken ship is every time I look inside it is such a mess that I put it away again. However, a start must be made. First up is the intricate control panel which suffered significant water damage when the compartments flooded, not from water getting in topside. Even so, improvements can be made.
Control Panel OriginalRather than use rockers with waterproof covers this time I am using IP67 protected toggle switches, good up to 1 metre depth. A mounting structure was fabricated from ABS into an almost solid block, which also supports the sides of the two sealed charging connector compartments. Levers shortened to clear the multi-magnet secured f’o’c’sle deck above.
I dislike lake-side dismantling, and unnecessarily disturbing connections under WTC hatches. The circuit below shows how the main power/charging switch works. Rated 5A at 28VDC, it does not switch under load but I have still ganged two poles. The other switch uses each pole to switch the other batteries at low current. Ensures everything is off when charging. LED’s confirm when ‘on’, plus LED’s to indicate pump and air release valve operation.
Power / charging switch
The control panel is sealed down. Soft rubber deep-sleeved plugs over the O-ringed 4mm charging sockets. These sockets are additionally epoxy sealed around the terminal pins.
Just remains to rewire everything behind there. Not a lot of room.