Why Every Boat With Shore‑Power Needs a Galvanic Isolator This Christmas
A sobering thought... While you're chomping into your Christmas pudding, Galvanic Corrosion could well be munching away at your boat's hull.
In fact, your boat could be the only thing that gets lighter in weight this Christmas! That's because Galvanic Corrosion can easily erode 50lbs of metal from your boat's hull, anodes & propeller during the year. Think of it as the weight of 20 Tesco Turkeys!
Of course, Galvanic corrosion doesn't only happen at Christmas. In fact, it continues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - as long as you are connected to a mains hook up. A little known fact is this: Even if you are using no power, as long as your hook up cable is connected, Galvanic corrosion occurs. So... even if you are just charging your batteries, you need a Galvanic isolator.
Fitting a plug in Galvanic isolator only takes a few seconds, and it can be done safely and easily. You don't need any tools or electrical knowledge. Our Galvanic isolators are THE simplest to fit. In fact, if you can't fit our isolator yourself, simply return it to us for a full refund.
Author: Ed Watt
Ed is the Technical director of the Galvanic Isolator Co., the UK’s leading specialist mfr of marine galvanic isolators. His background in electronics spans more years than he’d like to remember. His many hobbies include narrowboating and amateur radio.
