Hunter H31 - Page 108

H
unter 31 • AC Electric S
y
stems
8
.4
D
O NOT allow the dockside
p
ower cord to come in
c
ontact w
i
t
h
t
h
e water.
N
ever operate an
y
power
t
ool or other electrical equipment while
y
ou or the
d
evices are in contact with the water, as this ma
y
c
ause e
l
ectrocut
i
on resu
l
t
i
n
g
i
n s
h
oc
k
or
d
eat
h.
8
.1.3 Isolation Transforme
r
Be
y
ond the shore power connection and the shore
power breaker,
y
our A
C
power will be routed throu
g
h the
Isolation Transformer. See the Mechanical Arran
g
ement
Illustration
f
or the location o
f
the I
SO
Trans
f
ormer
.
The IS
O
Transformer is a standard “dr
y
” t
y
pe 3.6 KVA
trans
f
ormer that basicall
y
isolates
y
our boat
f
rom the
shore power. It is a valuable sa
f
et
y
f
eature aboard
y
our
boa
t.
8
.1.4 AC Distribution Pane
l
The distribution panels
f
or both A
C
and D
C
power are
l
oca
t
ed
be
hin
d
th
e
n
a
v
s
t
a
ti
o
n
sea
t
.
8
.1.5 Batter
y
Char
g
e
r
The boat
’
s batteries are normall
y
char
g
ed whenever the
e
n
g
ines are runnin
g
. I
f
y
ou are docked
f
or an extended
period o
f
time, operatin
g
D
C
devices and equipment will
drain the
p
ower from the batteries. Unless the batteries
are kept char
g
ed, the
y
ma
y
not have enou
g
h power to
start the en
g
ine when
y
ou need them
.
The batter
y
char
g
er
(
Fi
g
. 8.6
)
will automaticall
y
char
g
e
the en
g
ine batteries when the power suppl
y
is throu
g
h
the AC s
y
stem. The batter
y
char
g
er breaker is at the AC
D
i
s
tri
bu
ti
o
n P
a
n
e
l
.
Leavin
g
the batter
y
char
g
er on whenever AC power is
available is a
g
ood idea. It will keep the batteries
f
ull
y
c
har
g
ed. A
f
ter the batteries are rechar
g
ed, it provides
a ma
i
ntenance or tr
i
c
kl
e c
h
ar
g
e as nee
d
e
d
.
Th
e
b
atter
y
c
har
g
er is under the chart table. Re
f
er to the manu
f
ac-
ture’s owner’s manual
f
or operatin
g
procedures.
8
.1.5.1 Basic Batter
y
Char
g
er Operation Procedur
e
1. Connect shore power cable to power AC Panel and
turn on the A
C
Main breaker.
2. Turn
“
Batter
y
C
har
g
er” breaker to the
“O
N” position.
No
t
e
:
I
t
i
s not necessar
y
t
o
t
u
rn
o
n th
e
“H
ouse/S
t
a
rt”
batter
y
switch to provide char
g
in
g
power to the batter-
i
es
.
Fi
g
ure 8.5
The circuit breakers
f
or the batter
y
char
g
ers are located
o
n the A
C
Distribution Panel.
8
.1.6 En
g
ine Alternator Operation
1. Check sea strainer and open en
g
ine raw water sea-
coc
k.
2. Turn batter
y
selector switch to the
#
1 position.
3
. Start en
g
ine.
(
Follow startin
g
instructions in the
“
En
g
ine Manual”
)
4. Turn batter
y
selector switch to both to char
g
e all bat-
t
e
r
ies
8
.1.7 Water Heater
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
el
ectr
i
ca
l
p
ower
i
s turne
d
on to t
h
e un
i
t
.
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
.
The water heater is powered b
y
the A
C
Distribution
Pa
n
el
.
I
t
is
m
uch
t
he
sa
m
e
as
a
n
elec
tr
ic
w
a
t
e
r
hea
t
e
r
i
n
y
our home except in this case, the heater uses
120
volt
(
220 overseas
)
, but it uses elements to heat the water
to a specified temperature. Consult the manufacturer’s
documentation
f
or an
y
internal in
f
ormation about the
w
a
t
e
r h
ea
t
e
r.
8
.1.
8
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