In fitting the new digital control for the electrics I needed to wire the instruments into the 12V supply. Easy? No.
The negative buss-bar for the 12V supply was originally glued to the hull, just above the positive. In 33 years the glue has died out and the negative buss-bar dropped to behind the positive, making it inaccessible. Chatted with Tim: create new negative buss-bar below the positive and rewire the panel. The negative buss-bar was corroded, so seems like a good idea.
I buy a triangular shaped wood length and a quarter-circle wood length, cut them to length and glue the quarter-circle to the top so that it protects the buss-bar. Cut the buss-bar to length. screw one end, screw the middle, straighten out the bend to screw the other end and it snaps!
No problem, I have another length of buss-bar. Start again. Works fine this time. I'll just try it in place before sticking it with glue. It drops off the ledge I will glue it onto into a cavity below.
No problem, I'll reach down and get it. Big problem. The cavity is deep and inaccessible. So it looks like I shall have to cut an access hole to this cavity, fit an access door in order to retrieve the buss-bar and glue in place before rewiring the negative [and positive at the same time now] in order to get power for the new digital power control systems… or… maybe a bent metal coathanger as a fishing hook.
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