Hunter 50CC - Page 95

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nt
e
r
50
C
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Electric
7.
3
“
Le
g
ends” section that will detail the switch, breaker, and
c
ontro
l
pane
l
s a
b
oar
d
y
our
b
oat
.
7.1.1 Batteries
DA NG ER
! !
Batteries contain Sulfuric Acid and can cause severe
p
ersonal in
j
ur
y
if mishandled.
Avoid contact with e
y
es, skin, or clothin
g
. In case of
c
ontact, flush with water at least 15 minutes.
If swallowed, drink lar
g
e quantities of water or Milk
o
f Ma
g
nesia, beaten e
gg
, or ve
g
etable oil and
g
et
m
edical attention immediatel
y.
WARNING
! !
Char
g
in
g
batteries produces
g
asses which can ex-
p
lode if i
g
nited.
E
xplosion can shatter a batter
y
.
B
atter
y
ac
id
can cause severe persona
l
i
n
j
ur
y
suc
h
a
s blindness.
K
eep flame, spark, and smokin
g
materials awa
y
from
batteries while char
g
in
g
. Char
g
e in a well ventilated
area.
The DC S
y
stem derives its power from two separate
batter
y
banks.
The ne
g
ative terminal of all banks are attached to the DC
G
round connection on the en
g
ine. This s
y
stem, known as
the ne
g
ative
g
round s
y
stem, is the approved s
y
stem
f
or
marine DC electrical s
y
stems. The batter
y
wirin
g
s
y
stem
has two color coded wires. The
y
ellow wire is the
g
round
(
ne
g
ative
)
, and the red wire is
(
positive
)
.
To avoid explosions, do not use
j
umper cables and a
booster batter
y
to start the en
g
ine. I
f
batteries are dead,
t
h
en remove an
d
rec
h
ar
g
e t
h
em as
h
ore
.
Batteries produce h
y
dro
g
en and ox
yg
en
g
asses when
t
h
e
y
are
b
e
i
n
g
c
h
ar
g
e
d
.
Th
ese exp
l
os
i
ve
g
asses escape
throu
g
h the vent
/f
ill caps and ma
y
f
orm an explosive
atmosphere around the batter
y
i
f
ventilation is poor. This
g
as ma
y
remain around the batter
y
for several hours after
c
har
g
in
g
.
S
parks or
f
lame can i
g
nite the
g
as and cause
an explosion
.
WARNING
! !
Batteries contain a lar
g
e amount of potential
el
ectr
i
ca
l
ener
gy!
E
xtreme care must taken when workin
g
with
batteries.
An improper connection to a batter
y
can release
e
nou
gh
ener
gy
to cause severe persona
l
i
n
j
ur
y
or
fire.
The
f
ollowin
g
precautions must be taken
:
The wirin
g
to the batteries must have proper over
current protection in the
f
orm o
f
f
use or breakers
.
U
se onl
y
batter
y
char
g
ers that have been listed b
y
a
testin
g
a
g
enc
y
, such as Underwriters Laboratories,
I
n
c.
Follow the wirin
g
dia
g
rams exactl
y.
T
o remove the batter
y:
Turn off all power drawin
g
breakers and isolate bat-
ter
y
.
R
emove ne
g
ative
(
-
)
cable first, then the positive
(
+
).
When
y
ou install a batter
y
, the batter
y
connections must
b
e ma
d
e proper
ly.
Attach the positive cable to the positive
(
+
)
terminal
o
n t
h
e
b
atter
y.
Attach the ne
g
ative cable to the ne
g
ative
(
-
)
terminal
o
n t
h
e
b
atter
y.
Note: Batteries should always be removed and installed by
trained, qualified persons to avoid all damages.
7.1.2 Batter
y
Switch
E
ach batter
y
has a batter
y
selector switch
(
Fi
g
. 7.2
)
l
oca
t
ed
in th
e
bu
nk
face
fo
rw
a
r
d
of
th
e
c
h
a
rt t
ab
l
e
.
The selector switches are marked as to which batter
y
the
y
control. Turnin
g
the selector switch to the
Off
posi-
tion turns power off to the respective circuits, likewise, the
O
n position turns power on.
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