Hunter 50 - Battery Charger and Water Heater

H
unter 50 • AC Electric S
y
stems
8
.4
i
s a concern. Read the Boatin
g
Safet
y
section of
t
his manual, and educate
y
ourself about Carbon
M
onoxide poisonin
g
. It could mean the difference in
y
our life and the life of
y
our loved ones
.
The
g
enerator is comprised o
f
a
f
uel suppl
y
, return, and
an exhaust s
y
stem. The
f
uel suppl
y
is comprised o
f
a
suppl
y
valve, suppl
y
hose, and a fuel filter, alon
g
with the
return hose, and electric
f
uel pump.
The exhaust s
y
stem is made up of an exhaust hose, a
mu
ff
ler, and the exhaust outlet.
S
ee
y
our Mechanical
Arran
g
ement Illustrations
f
or locations o
f
these compo-
nents. The
y
can be found at the end of each pertinent
section, or at the end o
f
this section. The entire A
C
s
y
s-
tem will be laid out in an illustration showin
g
locations
f
or
e
ach of the com
p
onents.
The
f
uel suppl
y
components will be described in
g
reater
detail in the Fuel Section and the exhaust will be described
in the Waste and
S
anitar
y
S
ection o
f
this manual.
8
.1.7 Breakers, Switches, and Fuse
s
All electrical s
y
stems aboard
y
our boat are provided with
o
ver-current
p
rotection in the form of breakers or fuses.
E
xamples o
f
breakers are the s
y
stem or component con-
trols at the Main Distribution Panel, or MDP
Sy
stems that
would normall
y
require
y
ou to ener
g
ize them for use and
are provided with switches.
The breaker and switch
p
anels are detailed further in the
e
nd o
f
this section under
“
Le
g
ends.
”
8
.1.9 Outlets and GFI Com
p
onents
The outlets aboard
y
our boat are
f
or A
C
electrical con-
nections to suppl
y
power to
y
our AC accessories. The
y
are
j
ust like
y
our outlets in
y
our home and suppl
y
110
volt
(
220 volt overseas
)
A
C
power
.
There are 2 required
G
FI outlets aboard
y
our boat.
O
ne
is in the
g
alle
y
, one at the Nav station. Thou
g
h there are
several other outlets, the
y
are wired in the circuit of an
e
xistin
g
G
FI. The other outlet such as the one that sup-
plies power to
y
our microwave receives power
f
rom the
MDP
an
d
b
rea
k
er protecte
d
at t
h
at po
i
nt.
Th
ese are usu-
all
y
placed behind cabinets or the components that the
y
suppl
y
power to and aren’t visible.
Th
ou
gh
t
h
e out
l
ets are a s
y
stem or a component suc
h
as in the next sub
j
ect, we have placed the descriptions
in the Power
S
uppl
y
sub
j
ect due to the purpose o
f
their
i
n
s
t
alla
t
io
n
.
As with the DC S
y
stem, there are several AC powered
s
y
stems or components aboard
y
our boat. Here we will
break those down
f
or
y
ou with a
f
unction and description
o
f each one. Later in the
Op
erations and Maintenance
section, we will describe the use or operation o
f
these
s
y
stems or components.
8
.2 S
y
stems and Components.
8
.2.1 Batter
y
Char
g
e
r
The batter
y
char
g
er
(
Fi
g
. 7.3
)
can be located b
y
review-
in
g
y
our power suppl
y
components illustration in the
be
g
innin
g
of the DC Electric section. The char
g
er is pro-
tected b
y
a
f
use on the positive and
g
round side at the
c
har
g
er
(
Fi
g
. 7.3
)
.
The circuit breakers for the battery chargers are located
o
n the Main Distribution Panel
(
MDP
)
.
8
.2.2 Water Heater
CAUTION
! !
Be certain the water heater is full of water and does
not contain air. If the water heater is not full of wa-
ter, dama
g
e to the heatin
g
elements ma
y
result when
e
lectrical
p
ower is turned on to the unit
.
Th
e
w
a
t
e
r h
ea
t
e
r
use
a
n
d
fu
n
c
ti
o
n i
s
desc
ri
bed
in th
e
Water S
y
stems Section. Here we will detail the electrical
s
i
de
o
f th
e
h
ea
t
e
r.
The water heater is powered b
y
the AC sub panel behind
t
h
e
p
ort sa
l
on seat.
I
t
i
s muc
h
t
h
e same as an e
l
ectr
i
c
water heater in
y
our home except in this case, the heater
uses 120 volt
(
220 overseas
)
, but it uses elements to
heat the water to a s
p
ecified tem
p
erature. Consult the
manu
f
acturer’s documentation
f
or an
y
internal in
f
orma-
ti
o
n
abou
t th
e
w
a
t
e
r h
ea
t
e
r.
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i
g
. 8.
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