Hunter 50 - Battery Charging System; Breakers, Switches, and Fuses; Generator (Option) Operation

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• D
C
Electric
7.4
The batter
y
switch panel houses the breakers
f
or some
of
the main components in
y
our D
C
s
y
stem. The breaker
c
ontro
l
s are mar
k
e
d
at t
h
e sw
i
tc
h
pane
l
, an
d
contro
l
s
y
s-
tems or components on
y
our boat that require a connec-
tion that remains ener
g
ized even throu
g
h the Main Panel
ma
y
b
e
d
e-ener
gi
ze
d.
The breakers and switches are described in
g
reater detail
in the “Breakers and Switches” section of this chapter
.
7.1.3 Batter
y
Char
g
in
g
S
y
ste
m
R
efer to the power suppl
y
locator drawin
g
(
Fi
g
. 7.1
)
at
the be
g
innin
g
o
f
this section
f
or the location o
f
the batter
y
c
har
g
er. The char
g
er is protected b
y
a fuse on the posi-
t
i
ve an
d
g
roun
d
s
id
e at t
h
e c
h
ar
g
er.
T
o operate the char
g
er, ensure that it is operatin
g:
C
onnect the shore power cord to the shore power
inl
e
t
o
n th
e
s
t
e
rn
o
f th
e
boa
t
o
n th
e
s
t
bd
.
s
i
de
. Th
e
n t
o
t
h
e
d
oc
k
s
id
e supp
ly
.
Turn on the AC Main breaker, located in the aft cabin
.
Turn on the Batter
y
C
har
g
er switch on the control
panel.
7.1.5 Breakers
,
Switches
,
and Fuse
s
All
e
l
ectr
i
ca
l
s
y
stems a
b
oar
d
y
our
b
oat are prov
id
e
d
w
i
t
h
o
ver-current protection in the
f
orm o
f
breakers or
f
uses.
E
xamples of breakers are the s
y
stem or component con-
tro
l
s at t
h
e
M
a
i
n
Di
str
ib
ut
i
on
P
ane
l
, or
MDP
, or
i
n t
h
e
b
at-
1
.
2
.
3.
ter
y
selector switch panel. S
y
stems that would normall
y
require
y
ou to ener
g
ize them for use are provided with
s
wit
c
h
es
.
The breaker and switch
p
anels are detailed fur-
ther in the end o
f
this section under
“
Le
g
ends.
”
7.1.7 Generator
(
Option
)
Althou
g
h, technicall
y
, the
g
enerator is part o
f
the A
C
Sy
stem, because it supplies AC power, the startin
g
o
f
the
g
enerator requires D
C
power. The
g
enerator startin
g
receives power
f
rom the start batter
y
bank
.
The
g
enerator supplies 120
/
240 volt 60 hz A
C
power
f
or
o
peratin
g
devices and equipment controlled throu
g
h the
AC control panel
(
Main Distribution Panel, MDP
).
When the
g
enerator indicatin
g
li
g
ht is on and the
g
enera-
tor breakers are on, AC
p
ower is su
pp
lied to AC control
panel devices and equipment.
R
efer to the “
Op
eration and Procedures”
p
art of the AC
E
lectric section
f
or in
f
ormation on startin
g
the
g
enerator.
You can find or locate the
g
enerator and all the respective
c
omponents usin
g
the
G
enerator
Sy
stem Drawin
g
at the
e
nd o
f
this chapter.
7.1.8 Main Control Panel
(
DC Side
)
Fi
g
.7.3