Hunter H45DS - Page 98

Hunter 4
5
DS
• DC Electric
7.
4
The batter
y
switch panel houses the breakers for some
o
f the main components in
y
our DC s
y
stem. The breaker
c
ontrols are marked at the switch panel, and control s
y
s-
tems or components on
y
our boat that require a connec-
t
i
on t
h
at rema
i
ns ener
gi
ze
d
even t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e
M
a
i
n
P
ane
l
ma
y
be de-ener
g
ized
.
Th
e
b
rea
k
ers an
d
sw
i
tc
h
es are
d
escr
ib
e
d
i
n
g
reater
d
eta
il
in the
“
Breakers and
S
witches” section o
f
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
of this section for the location of the batter
y
c
har
g
er. The char
g
er is protected b
y
a
f
use on the posi-
tive and
g
round side at the char
g
er.
T
o operate the char
g
er, ensure that it is operatin
g:
C
onnect the shore
p
ower cord to the shore
p
ower
inl
e
t
o
n th
e
s
t
e
rn
of
th
e
boa
t
o
n th
e
s
t
bd
.
s
i
de
. Th
e
n t
o
the dockside suppl
y
.
Turn on the A
C
Main breaker, located in the a
f
t cabin
.
Turn on the Batter
y
Char
g
er switch on the control
panel.
7.1.5 Breakers, Switches, and Fuse
s
All electrical s
y
stems aboard
y
our boat are provided with
o
ver-current
p
rotection 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, or in the bat-
ter
y
selector switch panel. S
y
stems that would normall
y
1.
2.
3.
require
y
ou to ener
g
ize them for use are provided with
s
w
i
t
ches
.
The breaker and switch panels are detailed
f
ur-
ther in the end of 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 A
C
power, the startin
g
o
f
the
g
enerator requires DC power. The
g
enerator startin
g
receives power
f
rom the start batter
y
bank
.
The
g
enerator supplies 120, volt 60 hz AC power for
o
peratin
g
devices and equipment controlled throu
g
h the
A
C
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, A
C
power is supplied to A
C
control
p
ane
l
d
ev
i
ces an
d
e
q
u
ip
ment.
R
e
f
er to the
“O
peration and Procedures” part o
f
the A
C
E
lectric section for information on startin
g
the
g
enerator.
You can
f
ind or locate the
g
enerator and all the respective
c
omponents usin
g
the Generator S
y
stem Drawin
g
at the
e
nd o
f
this chapter.
7.1.8 Main Control Panel
(
DC Side
)
You can view the parts o
f
the D
C
side o
f
the main control
panel here
(
Fi
g
. 7.3
)
. Notice the batter
y
selector switch at
the top le
f
t, when switched on the respective volta
g
e o
f
the batter
y
is shown on the ri
g
ht b
y
the di
g
ital volt meter.
I
n
di
cator
ligh
ts are
b
u
il
t
i
nto most sw
i
tc
h
es an
d
a
l
ert
y
ou
that the selected s
y
stem is powered.
Th
e
di
str
ib
ut
i
on pane
l
i
s out
li
ne
d
i
n t
h
e
l
e
g
en
d
s sect
i
on
of
this chapter.
R
efer to the “
O
perations” section of this chapter to view
instructions on how to ener
g
ize the separate s
y
stems on
y
our boat.
Fi
g
.7.2