Hunter 50CC - Systems and Components

H
unter 50cc • AC Electric S
y
stems
8
.4
DANGER
! !
Fuel leakin
g
from an
y
part of the fuel s
y
stem can
l
ead to fire and ex
p
losion that can cause serious
b
odil
y
in
j
ur
y
or death. Inspect s
y
stem before start-
i
n
g
en
g
ines
.
DA NG ER
! !
Never enter the en
g
ine compartment without proper
v
entilation first. A spark caused b
y
power tools o
r
li
g
htin
g
equipment could result in fire or explosion
which could cause personal in
j
ur
y
or death
.
DA NG ER
! !
A
s with an
y
fuel burnin
g
en
g
ine, Carbon Monoxide
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
.
For the more details on operatin
g
instructions, mainte-
nance instructions o
f
the
g
enerator, please re
f
ers to the
g
enerator owner
’
s manual.
8
.1.7 Breakers, Switches, and Fuse
s
All electrical s
y
stems aboard
y
our boat are provided with
o
ver-current protection 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 panels 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
(
230 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 from the
M
DP and breaker protected at that point. These are usu-
all
y
placed behind cabinets or the components that the
y
suppl
y
power to and aren
’
t visible.
Thou
g
h the outlets are a s
y
stem or a component such
as in the next sub
j
ect, we have placed the descriptions
in the Power Suppl
y
sub
j
ect due to the purpose of their
in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
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 Inverter
(
option
)
The
i
nv
e
rt
e
r
loca
t
es
i
n m
ai
n
cabi
n
s
t
a
r
boa
r
d
bu
n
k
.
T
y
picall
y
, there are two modes o
f
operation associated
with an inverter/char
g
er
:
Inv
e
rt
e
r M
ode:
D
irect current
(
DC
)
from the boat’s batteries is trans-
formed into alternatin
g
current
(
AC
)
for use with
y
ou
household electrical appliances
.
C
har
g
er Mode
:
Alternatin
g
current
(
A
C)
is taken directl
y
f
rom shore
power
(
or other A
C
sources
)
and passed directl
y
to
y
our
h
ouse
h
o
ld
app
li
ances.
A
t t
h
e same t
i
me, t
h
e
i
ncom
i
n
g
A
C
is also converted to D
C
to rechar
g
e the boat’s bat-
t
e
ri
es.
F