River 460 - Electrics; DC Supply

River 460 – Owner’s manual
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Application
V Total cap. Position
Type
10 Electrics
10.1 DC supply
Power supply
The 12V DC power system supplies the most consumers aboard and includes the following
components:
1x Starting battery 12 Ah
Below aft cockpit bench on
Ps. - maintenance free
The battery is switched in a way that it gets charged while the engine is operating.
Consider that the power from batteries is limited.
When the voltage sinks below 10,5V you need to recharge the batteries. Budget carefully with the
remaining capacity when you are at sea without a chance of charging your batteries.
INFORMATION
Consider that the power from batteries is limited. Therefore check the voltmeters on
your DC switchboard. When the voltage sinks below 10,5V you need to recharge the
batteries. Budget carefully with the remaining capacity when you are at sea without
a chance of charging your batteries.
DC consumer
- Navigation lights
- Instruments
- Comfort consumers (interior lights, courtesy light, refrigerator, DC sockets etc.)
DC switchboard and battery monitoring
The DC switchboard is situated .
Advices in handling batteries
Severe injuries may be caused handling with wrenches connected to the positive pole (+). Do not
wear any jewelry e.g. to avoid any contact with metal parts of the hull.
The same can happen connecting the positive pole (+) while the negative pole (-) is already
connected.
Removal instruction
Never touch the positive pole while the negative pole (linked with the main wire and engine) is still
connected.