Hunter 50 - AC Electrical System Operations

H
unter 50 • AC Electric S
y
stems
8
.
5
8
.2.3 Microwav
e
The microwave is powered with the 120 volt
(
220 over-
seas
)
power throu
g
h the breaker marked “Microwave.”
There is a 120 volt
(
220 overseas
)
receptacle behind the
microwave that it is plu
gg
ed into. This outlet is not part
o
f the GFI circuit. It is protected b
y
the breaker on the
M
DP.
8
.2.6 Air Conditionin
g
The Air
C
onditionin
g
s
y
stem is 240 volt
(
220 overseas
)
AC
p
owered and
p
owered from the AC sub
p
anel at the
l
o
w
e
r h
e
lm
.
Th
e coo
li
n
g
water pump
i
s contro
ll
e
d
by
a re
l
a
y
at t
h
e
c
ompressor and is ener
g
ized when the Air
C
onditionin
g
C
ompressor comes on.
You can consult the Arran
g
ement Illustration at the end o
f
this section
f
or location in
f
ormation, or see the Mechanical
Arran
g
ement in the Boatin
g
Safet
y
Section. The Water
Sy
stems will show
y
ou the Pick-up and
S
trainer
f
or this
s
y
stem
.
It is ver
y
important
f
or
y
ou to read and understand the
o
peration and the maintenance
f
or the s
y
stems or com-
ponents in
y
our AC Electric S
y
stem. This will save failure
of
components or s
y
stems, as well as, make
y
our boat a
sa
f
er, more en
j
o
y
able investment.
CAUTION
! !
Al
wa
y
s ma
k
e certa
i
n t
h
at t
h
e p
i
c
k
-up an
d
di
sc
h
ar
g
e
v
alves for the Air Conditionin
g
S
y
stem are opened
before usin
g
. Failure to do so will cause permanent
d
ama
g
e to
y
our compressor.
Al
so,
b
e certa
i
n t
h
at
t
he strainer is clean. See the Water S
y
stems section
for details on cleanin
g
the Strainers
.
8
.3 O
p
erations and Maintenanc
e
8
.3.1 To Operate the AC Electrical S
y
stem
If
y
ou opted for the
g
enerator s
y
stem, then
y
ou will, as we
have mentioned, have the ca
p
abilities for two se
p
arate
A
C
Electric s
y
stems. We will discuss the procedures
f
or
e
ner
g
izin
g
both
.
8
.3.2
S
hore Power
First the
S
hore Power
Sy
stem is a convenient wa
y
to
o
btain power should
y
ou be docked. Be sure to read the
warn
i
n
g
s poste
d
ear
li
er
i
n t
hi
s sect
i
on on s
h
ore power
sa
f
et
y.
1. Turn off shore power /
g
enerator selector on the control
panel.
2. Shut down the
g
enerator if it is in operation.
3
.
C
onnect the
f
emale end o
f
the shore power cord to
y
our boat
’
s shore power inlet receptacle. Be certain that
the lock rin
g
is ti
g
htl
y
secure. I
f
there is a cord alread
y
supplied at the dock be sure to unhook the cord
f
rom the
dockside
ou
t
le
t
.
4.
C
onnect the shore power cable to the power suppl
y
.
Wh
en connect
i
n
g
t
h
e s
h
ore power ca
bl
e to t
h
e
d
oc
k
s
id
e
o
utlet, be sure to make certain that the cable has su
ff
i-
c
ient slack to prevent stretchin
g
durin
g
tidal chan
g
es
.
5
.
S
elect shore power on the control panel.
If there is no
p
ower to the electrical distribution
p
anel
(
MDP
)
, check the
f
ollowin
g:
* Breaker switch at dockside power.
*
M
a
in
b
r
ea
k
e
r
s
wit
c
h l
oca
t
ed
in th
e
af
t
cab
in.
8
.3.3 To Disconnect the Shore Power
:
1. Turn off shore power /
g
enerator selector on the control
panel.
2. T
u
rn
o
ff th
e
doc
k
s
i
de
b
r
ea
k
e
r
.
3
. Disconnect the shore power cord
f
rom the dockside
ou
t
le
t
.
4. Disconnect the shore power cord
f
rom the boat’s shore
power connect
i
on
.
5
.
S
tore
y
our cord in a sa
f
e, dr
y
location.
8
.3.4 To Start the Generator
(
Option
)
1. Shut down all AC devices and equipment.
2. Disconnect shore power i
f
connected.
S
et A
C
MAIN
c
ir
cu
it
b
r
ea
k
e
r t
o
O
FF.