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Battery cables for cars & boats, DIY

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At higher outputs, current, from the batteries I had detected an increasing voltage drop. So I decided to change and update the supply cables from the batteries, see picture, to a more correct solution.  The solution was Cable lugs on all cables The lug is crimped and soldered to the cable Heat shrink tubes, with glue, to cover the transition between the lug and cable Battery terminals with M10 distributer

OpenPlotter V2, NMEA or SignalK data TO file

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A  newer post  on the same subject !! If You want to capture Your data from a sailing trip there are several ways. Here I will check out these SignalK delta, via plugin signalk-data-logger   NMEA 0183(N1), via netcat NMEA 2000(N2), via  actisense-serial If you then want to use these files as input for OpenPlotter, OpenCPN or SignalK  check out this post .

OpenPlotter V2, NMEA or SignalK data FROM file

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A  newer post  on the same subject !! The easiest way to test Your OpenPlotter, OpenCPN or SignalK(SK) applications is to use the supplied sample files in SK. Another way is to capture Your own data from a sailing trip, which is described here . Then You can use them instead of the supplied sample files.