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Another Boat DIY Approach
All,
Larry here. Just saw the topic - very newbie! Also a live-aboard getting ready to cruise. Project start was desire to view engine instruments at steering station on deck when I brought the boat up the ICW a few years back. Bought a TRAVLA case & system from Mini-Itx store w/ an EPIA-SP motherbd. Then after concern about reliability (for charts & nav) and backups discussion w/ company's smart guys (I'm not one) bought a rack mount case so I could install two hard-drive, one backing up the other. The case will fit nicely under my Nav desk. Got a DSATX 12VDC pwr supply, tossed the internal 110VAC to 12VDC converter and mounted the DSATX inside the case - I'll wire it directly to a switch panel on the boat. Currently have it running on my desk at work from a 12VDC Radio Shack 12V pwr supply and it's pulling ~ 3.5A in normal running. I intend to use the DSATX "sleep" capability to reduce pwr consumption, but haven't gotten to that point yet.
L
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