Hunter H33 - DC Electric Systems Overview; DC Power Systems & Components; Power Supply Equipment & Components; Batteries

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nt
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r
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• D
C
Electric
7.
2
D
C Electric S
y
stem
s
This section will provide
y
ou with the information necessar
y
to understand and operate
y
our D
C
Electrical
Sy
stems.
It is not the scope of this manual to educate
y
ou on repair,
o
r extendin
g
the electrical s
y
stem. We cannot educate
y
ou in the principals of basic electricit
y
. The scope of
y
our
manual is to provide
y
ou with the basic information
y
ou
will need
f
or sa
f
et
y
, operation, and maintenance o
f
these
s
y
stems.
WARNING
! !
D
o not rel
y
on the information in this manual as a re-
p
a
i
r
g
u
id
e, as a
l
wa
y
s on
ly
competent e
l
ectr
i
ca
l
ser-
v
ice personnel should attempt to repair an
y
electri-
c
al equipment or extension of the electrical s
y
stems.
T
o
d
o so wou
ld
r
i
s
k
e
l
ectr
i
ca
l
s
h
oc
k
, or
d
ama
g
e to
t
he boats s
y
stems or components.
7.1 DC Power S
y
stems & Components
The D
C
Power
Sy
stems
&
components consists o
f
the
followin
g:
B
a
tt
e
ri
es
Batter
y
Switch Panel
12 Volt DC Panel
Li
g
htin
g
LP
G
S
t
o
v
e
R
efri
g
erator
T
a
nk In
d
i
ca
t
o
r
P
umps
S
hower Sum
p
Bl
o
w
e
r
S
tereo
(O
ption
)
Mace
r
a
t
o
r
V
HF R
ad
i
o
Windlass
(O
ption
)
I
n
s
tr
u
m
e
nt
s
G
P
S
(O
ption
)
TV/DVD
(O
ption
)
Head
G
enerator
S
tarte
r
En
g
ine Starte
r
CO
Monitors
Fire Extin
g
uishin
g
Sy
stem
This section will be separated into cate
g
ories of Power
S
uppl
y
Equipment and related
C
omponents such as
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switches, breakers, fuses, panels, char
g
ers,
g
roundin
g
,
and the components that are powered b
y
the DC electri-
c
al s
y
stem and their operation
.
7.2 Power Suppl
y
Equipment &
Com
p
onents
7.2.1 Batteries
Th
e
b
atter
i
es
i
nsta
ll
e
d
i
n
y
our
b
oat
h
ave
b
een se
l
ecte
d
f
or their abilit
y
to
f
urnish startin
g
power based on en
g
ine
stsrtin
g
requirements, as well as their abilit
y
to power
the DC components attached to the electrical s
y
stem.
S
ee Table 1
f
or the recommended batteries
f
or
y
our
boa
t.
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
of Ma
g
nesia, beaten e
gg
, or ve
g
etable oil and
g
et
m
e
di
ca
l
attent
i
on
i
mme
di
ate
ly.
WARNING
! !
Char
g
in
g
batteries produces
g
asses which can ex-
p
lode if i
g
nited.
E
xp
l
os
i
on can s
h
atter a
b
atter
y
.
Batter
y
acid can cause severe personal in
j
ur
y
such
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.
WARNING
! !
Batteries contain a lar
g
e amount of potential
e
lectrical ener
gy
!
E
xtreme care must taken when workin
g
with
b
atter
i
es.
An improper connection to a batter
y
can release
e
nou
g
h ener
gy
to cause severe personal in
j
ur
y
or
fire.
The DC S
y
stem derives its power from two separate
batter
y
banks.