AWB Electrical & Maintenance Services in Townsville, Queensland | Home improvement

AWB Electrical & Maintenance Services

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: +61 448 995 285

Address: PO Box 10203 Rasmussen 4815 Townsville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.awbelec.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Accumulator tanks. The pressure should typically be 1psi less than the cut-in pressure or 70% of the set point on a VFD system. Sizing that’s a whole another chapter. #awbelec #accumulator #pumps #pumpfitter #townsvilleelectrician #jackofalltrades

24.01.2022 How experienced are we in #marineelectrical ? Albert has been working on boats since 2012. This is SY Gliss, a 105’ luxury yacht which Albert repaired the shore power converter in 2014. According to ASEA Power Systems, Albert is ONLY one of two non-factory technicians to successfully field repair these units in the world and the only person to repeat it on a different model unit. This saved the customer thousands of dollars and downtime during their circumnavigation. #marineelectrician #faultfinding #electriciansofinstagram #fieldrepair #fontofknowledge #trueskill #tradesman #townsvillesmallbusiness #supportlocaltownsville #townsvilleshines #townsvillelectrician #awbelec

23.01.2022 Is it OK to use domestic solar panels in a mobile application? The 315W Seraphim Blade solar panel supplying is more efficient and pumps out more per sq meter than old PV panels and mobile 12Vdc PV panels. It’s half cell technology means performance is less affected by partial shading. What does that mean? 2nd hand panels costing more than scrap are not worthless. #mobilesolarpower #mpptchargecontroller #victronenergy #solarenergy #awbelec #marineelectrical #marineelectrician #townsvillesmallbusiness #townsvilleelectrician

22.01.2022 Bent up some 32HD to replace the feed on a Bio Treat system. All the radii were kept large to allow a re-pull if ever required. #awbelec #conduitbending #conduitporn #electricianlife #electriciansofinstagram #townsvilleelectrician #townsvillebusiness #supportsmallbusiness

21.01.2022 Follow on from the previous solar post. Swipe left to see the great job! This installer was not expecting to come back ever again. This was not done by us. #notright #dodgy #drivewaywarranty #nothowyoudoit #priceoverquality #awbelec #supportlocaltownsville #shit #electrciansofinstagram #notus

21.01.2022 How small a boats do you do? This is a 4.75m centre console we recently completed via a recommendation. Work consisted of the electrical installation of a 24v Minn Kota, new switch panel and a general tidy up of the wiring. #marineelectrical #marineelectrician #minnkotaterrova #tidyup #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #supportlocaltownsville #townsvillesmallbusiness #townsvilleshines #sparkylife

20.01.2022 Quickly doing some Friday maths calculating hydraulics for a sewerage pump system. Pumps are actually our speciality #pumpcurve #npsh #pumps #pumpdesign #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #jackofalltrades #smallbusiness #pumpfitters

20.01.2022 I can now start making my time machine so I can go back 6 months. FYI,this is a f***ing huge capacitor. Most people are lucky to see larger than 60uF. #fluxcapacitor #backtothefuturememes #backtothefuture #timemachine #hindsightis2020 #awbelec #townsvilleshines

20.01.2022 A bit of up cycling and upgrading. We worked with the customer reusing old PV panels they inherited in producing a budget off grid system to power their needs. Swipe across to see the old system. #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #offgridsolar #upcycle #upcycling #solarsystem #solarelectrician #electriciansofinstagram

19.01.2022 Proof that electricians can use a shovel, even the boss! Chasing wiring faults at the local golf course. Central controlled system with over 800 sprinklers #diditreallyhappenifyoudidnttakeapicture #diditreallyhappen #electriciansofinstagram #irrigation #faultfinding #bailoy #toro #awbelec

19.01.2022 Busy busy day today, four bore pump repairs including two full replacements. #borepump #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #pumprepair #smallbusiness #sparkylife #grundfospumps #supportlocaltownsville

17.01.2022 Sometimes the problem is right in front of your . #solarsystem #solarfault #faultfinding #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #sparkylife #supportlocaltownsville #notquiteright #almostright

17.01.2022 Busy practicing impromptu yoga fitting into tight spaces. Repairing a Webasto chilled water AC system in a sailing yacht. Faulty start and run capacitors on both compressors and one dead contactor coil. #webasto #chilledwatersystem #marinehvac #marineelectrician #marineelectrical #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #supportlocaltownsville #faultfinding #contortionist #electriciansofinstagram

17.01.2022 Just finished refurbishing and reinstalling the windlass back onto on a 66 Hatteras. Probably hadn’t had an oil change since the boat was first launched, when shoulder pads were in fad. We rebuilt both the gearbox and motor in-house. #marineelectrical #marineelectrician #smallbusiness #awbelec #jackofalltrades #supportlocaltownsville #electriciansofinstagram #windlassmechanism

16.01.2022 Tyler our 2nd year apprentice honing his skills on this garage conversion we roughed in. Tyler is the fourth apprentices have trained since our inception in 2013. We have believed in mentoring the next generation of tradesmen. #apprenticeship #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #supportlocaltownsville #electricianlife #smallbusiness #townsvilleshines

15.01.2022 A how NOT to do it post, small 24v diy off-grid battery bank. As a rule you should avoid parallel battery strings, this has three, and you should NEVER ever mix batteries (types, sizes, age) in this configuration unless you really know what you are doing. The biggest issue of this configuration is that faulty cells/battery(ies) will actually draw current from the other parallel strings reducing the battery bank capacity. This bank had two dead batteries in separate strings.... #offgridliving #offgridbattery #battery #nowyouknow #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #electriciansofinstagram #knowledgeispower

15.01.2022 Generator repair on the boat from the prior post. Failed excitation winding, armature diodes were a little off and the AVR was cactus. Replaced the offending parts and it’s all good as new now. #cumminsonan #marineelectrical #marineelectrician #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #generatorrepair #supportlocaltownsville #electriciansofinstagram #sparkylife #idratherbefishing

13.01.2022 Not many posts lately due to being busy doing 6 day weeks. Recent pump replacement and generator repair on a 48’ Riviera at @tsvyachtclub. We replaced the entire pump and all pipe work. The boat is now ready for its AMSA inspection. #charterboat #gamefishingboat #pumprepair #awbelec #marineelectrician #townsvilleelectrician #supportlocaltownsville #riviera #rivieraboats #idratherbefishing

12.01.2022 Installing, setting up and commissioning a 4 bore pump. The optimum install requires setting up BOTH the accumulator tank and the pressure switch on/off points as a system. I am yet to experience an install in my 10+ year’s in pumps where it was best out of the box. #awbelec #pumpinstallation #pumpfitter #townsvilleelectrician #pressureswitch #supportlocaltownsville #borepump

12.01.2022 Time to test the refurbished windlass and spool in 120m of chain. #marineelectrical #marineelectrician #magneticisland #boatrepair #windlass #awbelec #jackofalltrades #townsvilleelectrician #smallbusiness #supportlocaltownsville

11.01.2022 There are four main types of single phase motor, each with its pros and cons. This bore pump control box is for a start cap run cap motor. It can easily be identified by the two capacitors and potential relay. This motor type has excellent start and run torque characteristics at the cost of higher start up currents. These motor are the best for sandy bores which can cause sand locking for the pump end. #awbelec #borepump #grundfos #townsvilleelectrician #pump #pumpspecialist #electricianofinstagram #electriciansofinstagram

11.01.2022 Check out this whopper we threw back in We were jumping off with the last of our gear as it was getting lifted. Finishing off last modifications to this 63’ Hatteras before it heads back down south for cooler waters. #marineelectrical #marineelectrical #threwitbackthursday #itwasthisbig #smartassquotes #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #supportlocaltownsville @supportlocaltownsville #smallbusiness #townsvilleshines

07.01.2022 Completed the electrical and commissioning for a new marine generator on Maggie island on a catamaran. We set it up with shore power or generator with all electronic devices supplied by the Victron Multiplus, supplying spike free power. #cumminsonan #marineelectrical #marineelectrician #generator #inverter #victronenergy #awbelec #supportlocaltownsville @ Magnetic Island

07.01.2022 Solar is very much the Wild West. Navigating an unknown landscape looking for the cheapest price to win your own piece of free power! I see recent installs like this at least once a month. To fix this would require pulling the whole lot up and then re-installing properly. If a solar system has a projected life of 15-20 years what’s the cost difference of $5-600? A lot less than knowing this is your system for the next 15-20 years (if it lasts). FYI, this is a non-local ...company. This is a common occurrence we have seen using a non-local solar companies. #awbelec #notus #crappysolar #notatradesman #qualityoverprice ##supportlocaltownsville @supportlocaltownsville #townsvilleelectrician #supportsmallbusiness #nothappyjan #sparkylife

07.01.2022 Almost ready to install the replacement bore pump. #awbelec #borepump #franklinpumps #townsvilleelectrician #townsvillesmallbusiness #pumpinstallation

04.01.2022 Pump Thursday’s? Rebuilding a Grundfos submersible and stainless Lowara pumps. Albert has over 12 years of actual, not combined experience. From failure mode analysis through to repairs, sales and installation of pumps. #grundfos #grundfospumps #lowara #pumpfitter #morethananelectrician #jackofalltrades #townsvillesmallbusiness #supportlocaltownsville #realdeal

04.01.2022 Friday Pub Fact: This little guy is known as a bleed resistor. It is connected between the terminals on this start capacitor to discharge any stored charge. These are typically used for safety reasons. #uselessinformation #pubfact #whatisthat #awbelec #electrician #smallbusinessowner

04.01.2022 Upgrading an existing off grid PV system due to it always running out of power. Stripping out the old setup we found the problem, the diy setup was only using 1/2 the panels, the others were joined back on themselves. This prevented the batteries from charging properly. #offgridliving #offgridsolar #solarelectrician #awbelec #townsvilleelectrician #supportlocaltownsville #electriciansofinstagram #saynotodiy

03.01.2022 Getting ready for Xmas! #xmasturkey #xmas #awbelec #townsvilleshines #supportlocaltownsville #endoftheyear #nearlythere

03.01.2022 Customer asked are you sure the parts are faulty? This is what you pay a quality tradesman for, to NOT be a parts changer. You are paying for skills and experience not time and parts. Quality saves money. These photos are of the continuity values of the old and new excitation windings on a generator we repaired last week. #fluke #87v #awbelec #faultfinding #tradesman #electriciansofinstagram #townsvilleelectrician #multimeter #supportlocaltownsville

02.01.2022 Relax and imagine a gentle stream flowing. #awbelec #electriciansofinstagram #whyme #townsvilleelectrician #sparkylife #waterandelectricitydontmix #supportlocaltownsville

02.01.2022 Installing the pump we built the couple weeks back. Absolutely pumping water from the Burdekin River to keep the customer’s crops thriving. #awbelec #pumpfitters #drywell #grundfos #grundfospumps #townsvilleelectrician #jackofalltrades #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocaltownsville #electriciansofinstagram #specialist