Year: 1999 Language: english Author: Don Casey Genre: Manual Format: PDF Quality: eBook Number of pages: 287 Description: Don't Be Baffled by Your Electrical System--Handle Repairs and Improvements with Ease With clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to install wiring . . . make good, safe connections . . . match your battery bank and alternator to your needs . . . troubleshoot problems quickly . . . avoid shore power problems . . . and more--all without a lot of technical jargon.
Contents
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. SAFETY FIRST Battery Acid • Containment • Spark • Explosive Gas • Fire • Corrosive Fumes • Fuse 2. UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS Terminology Amp • Volt • Ohm • Watt Three-Part Harmony Ohm’s Law • Power • Load Calculations • Desert Algebra Circuits Not Like Water • Boys Will Be Boys • Polarity • Open and Closed • Series • Parallel • Extra Credit AC/DC Magnetism and Current • Current • Polarity • Loads • Voltage • Power Factor • Safety Revisited 3. BATTERY The Basic Cell Fully Charged • Discharging • Fully Discharged • Charging • Gassing • Shedding • Plate Sulfation • Inefficiencies Batteries Internal Construction • Plate Thickness • Spongy Lead • Self Discharge • Starting or House? Battery Choices Automotive—Conventional Flooded • Maintenance-Free • Deep-Cycle • Gel Cell • Scales Don’t Lie • Absorbed Glass Mat • Selection Chart Capacity Amp-Hours • Cycle Life • Weight and Amp-Hours • Cold-Cranking Amps • Marine-Cranking Amps • Reserve Minutes Sizing Batteries Load Calculation Redux • The Alternative to Bigger Batteries • House Bank • Starting Battery • Powering Inverters Installation Series • Golf-Cart Batteries • Parallel • Matching • Negative Ground • Temperature Maintenance Discharge • Recharging • Water • Clean and Dry • Terminal Corrosion • Voltage • SG and Voltage • Specific Gravity • Keep Records 4. WIRE Wire Selection Construction • Size • 10% Drop • 24 Volts • Insulation Routing High and Dry Connections Crimp Connectors • Crimping • Soldering • Tinning the Soldering Iron • Heat-Shrink • Bare Wires • Wire Nuts Overload Protection Fuses • Circuit Breakers • Sizing • Installing • Supply Side • Equipment Protection Switches SPST • DT • DP • Battery Selector Neatness Counts Labeling • No More than Four • Terminal Strips • Junction Boxes • Right Angles • Spiral Wrap • Panel Location Coax Size • Construction • Connections • Weatherproofing • Backstay Connection Copper Ribbon 5. CIRCUITS Wiring Diagrams Symbols • More about Ground Circuitry Step by Step Closed Circuit • Open Circuit • Overload Protection • Series • Parallel • Real World Mapping Your Own Boat AC Caution • WYSIWYG • Circuit Diagrams • Master Diagram • Layout Schematic • signal Wires 6. TROUBLESHOOTING Signs of Trouble Dimming • House of Cards • Sluggish Starting • Flickering • Blown Fuse • Ground Return • Heat • Odor • Heat Loss • Corrosion • Wet Wiring • Rat’s Nest Test Light Make or Buy • Using a Test Light Digital Multimeter Digital vs. Analog • Auto Ranging • Polarity Clamp-On Meters Meter Fundamentals Connecting Test Leads • Measuring Voltage • Measuring Current • Measuring Resistance (or Lack Thereof) Troubleshooting with a Meter Voltmeter Tests • Multimeter Connections • Zero Adjust • Checking Your Hydrometer • Extending Your Reach • Kirchoff’s Law • Ohmmeter Tests • Masthead Lights • Changing Resistance • Ammeter Tests 7. CHARGING SYSTEMS Alternators Output • Pulley Ratio • Sizing • Ignition Protection • Expecting Too Much Regulators Standard Regulator • Fooling the Regulator • Manual Controller • Three-Step Regulator • Equalization—The Fourth Step • Charging Gel Batteries Alternator and Regulator Wiring Output • Internal Regulation • Attached Regulator • External Regulation • Polarity • Excitation • Surge Protection Alternator Maintenance Belts • Connections • Bearings and Brushes Troubleshooting Alternators and Regulators Alternator Output • Regulator Faults • Excitation • Bypassing a Faulty Regulator • Diodes Battery Switching The Standard Way • Direct Alternator Connection • Fuse • Isolating Diodes • A Better Way Solar Cells Choices • Output • Uses • Installation • Turning the Panel Off for Installation • Troubleshooting Wind Generators Choices • Output • Mounting • Connections • Troubleshooting • Water Generators 8. ALTERNATING CURRENT Warning AC Basics Frequency • Voltage • Power Factor • Three-Wire System • The Grounding Wire • Wire Type and Size At the Dock Plug Types • Polarity • Polarity Tester Shore-Power Connection Inlet Fitting • Power Cord • Supply Wire • Main Breaker • Neutral and Ground AC Circuits Single Circuit • Dual Circuit • Breakers • Switch Panel • Polarity Tester • Routing AC Wiring • Junction Boxes • Outlets • Ground Fault Interrupt The Green-Wire Controversy The Danger • Testing the GFCI • Grounding the Green Wire • Cutting the Green Wire • Unplug • Galvanic Isolator • Isolation Transformer Testing Polarity • Grounding Wire • Isolated Ground • Green-Wire Connection • Ground and Neutral Separation • Ground Fault • Stray Current • Leakage Inverters Types • Waveform • Sizing • Load Realities • Battery Capacity • Connections • Location • Transfer Switch • Neutral and Grounding • Connection Generators Transfer Switch • Frequency 9. HEAVEN AND EARTH Lightning Protection Lightning Rod • Static Dissipator • Cone of Protection • Wooden Masts • Ground • Freshwater Sailors Beware • Directing the Charge • Connections • Parallel Paths Bonding For Lightning Protection • For Corrosion Control • Isolating • Grounding • Testing for Isolation RF Ground Ribbon, Not Wire • Copper Screen • Stopping Direct Current Lightning and Electronics The Facts • Protective Measures
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Sailboat Electrics Simplified
Year: 1999
Language: english
Author: Don Casey
Genre: Manual
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Number of pages: 287
Description: Don't Be Baffled by Your Electrical System--Handle Repairs and Improvements with Ease
With clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to install wiring . . . make good, safe connections . . . match your battery bank and alternator to your needs . . . troubleshoot problems quickly . . . avoid shore power problems . . . and more--all without a lot of technical jargon.
Contents
CONTENTSINTRODUCTION
1. SAFETY FIRST
Battery Acid
• Containment
• Spark
• Explosive Gas
• Fire
• Corrosive Fumes
• Fuse
2. UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS
Terminology
Amp
• Volt
• Ohm
• Watt
Three-Part Harmony
Ohm’s Law
• Power
• Load Calculations
• Desert Algebra
Circuits
Not Like Water
• Boys Will Be Boys
• Polarity
• Open and Closed
• Series
• Parallel
• Extra Credit
AC/DC
Magnetism and Current
• Current
• Polarity
• Loads
• Voltage
• Power Factor
• Safety Revisited
3. BATTERY
The Basic Cell
Fully Charged
• Discharging
• Fully Discharged
• Charging
• Gassing
• Shedding
• Plate Sulfation
• Inefficiencies
Batteries
Internal Construction
• Plate Thickness
• Spongy Lead
• Self Discharge
• Starting or House?
Battery Choices
Automotive—Conventional Flooded
• Maintenance-Free
• Deep-Cycle
• Gel Cell
• Scales Don’t Lie
• Absorbed Glass Mat
• Selection Chart
Capacity
Amp-Hours
• Cycle Life
• Weight and Amp-Hours
• Cold-Cranking Amps
• Marine-Cranking Amps
• Reserve Minutes
Sizing Batteries
Load Calculation Redux
• The Alternative to Bigger Batteries
• House Bank
• Starting Battery
• Powering Inverters
Installation
Series
• Golf-Cart Batteries
• Parallel
• Matching
• Negative Ground
• Temperature
Maintenance
Discharge
• Recharging
• Water
• Clean and Dry
• Terminal Corrosion
• Voltage
• SG and Voltage
• Specific Gravity
• Keep Records
4. WIRE
Wire Selection
Construction
• Size
• 10% Drop
• 24 Volts
• Insulation
Routing
High and Dry
Connections
Crimp Connectors
• Crimping
• Soldering
• Tinning the Soldering Iron
• Heat-Shrink
• Bare Wires
• Wire Nuts
Overload Protection
Fuses
• Circuit Breakers
• Sizing
• Installing
• Supply Side
• Equipment Protection
Switches
SPST
• DT
• DP
• Battery Selector
Neatness Counts
Labeling
• No More than Four
• Terminal Strips
• Junction Boxes
• Right Angles
• Spiral Wrap
• Panel Location
Coax
Size
• Construction
• Connections
• Weatherproofing
• Backstay Connection
Copper Ribbon
5. CIRCUITS
Wiring Diagrams
Symbols
• More about Ground
Circuitry Step by Step
Closed Circuit
• Open Circuit
• Overload Protection
• Series
• Parallel
• Real World
Mapping Your Own Boat
AC Caution
• WYSIWYG
• Circuit Diagrams
• Master Diagram
• Layout Schematic
• signal Wires
6. TROUBLESHOOTING
Signs of Trouble
Dimming
• House of Cards
• Sluggish Starting
• Flickering
• Blown Fuse
• Ground Return
• Heat
• Odor
• Heat Loss
• Corrosion
• Wet Wiring
• Rat’s Nest
Test Light
Make or Buy
• Using a Test Light
Digital Multimeter
Digital vs. Analog
• Auto Ranging
• Polarity
Clamp-On Meters
Meter Fundamentals
Connecting Test Leads
• Measuring Voltage
• Measuring Current
• Measuring Resistance (or Lack Thereof)
Troubleshooting with a Meter
Voltmeter Tests
• Multimeter Connections
• Zero Adjust
• Checking Your Hydrometer
• Extending Your Reach
• Kirchoff’s Law
• Ohmmeter Tests
• Masthead Lights
• Changing Resistance
• Ammeter Tests
7. CHARGING SYSTEMS
Alternators
Output
• Pulley Ratio
• Sizing
• Ignition Protection
• Expecting Too Much
Regulators
Standard Regulator
• Fooling the Regulator
• Manual Controller
• Three-Step Regulator
• Equalization—The Fourth Step
• Charging Gel Batteries
Alternator and Regulator Wiring
Output
• Internal Regulation
• Attached Regulator
• External Regulation
• Polarity
• Excitation
• Surge Protection
Alternator Maintenance
Belts
• Connections
• Bearings and Brushes
Troubleshooting Alternators and Regulators
Alternator Output
• Regulator Faults
• Excitation
• Bypassing a Faulty Regulator
• Diodes
Battery Switching
The Standard Way
• Direct Alternator Connection
• Fuse
• Isolating Diodes
• A Better Way
Solar Cells
Choices
• Output
• Uses
• Installation
• Turning the Panel Off for Installation
• Troubleshooting
Wind Generators
Choices
• Output
• Mounting
• Connections
• Troubleshooting
• Water Generators
8. ALTERNATING CURRENT
Warning
AC Basics
Frequency
• Voltage
• Power Factor
• Three-Wire System
• The Grounding Wire
• Wire Type and Size
At the Dock
Plug Types
• Polarity
• Polarity Tester
Shore-Power Connection
Inlet Fitting
• Power Cord
• Supply Wire
• Main Breaker
• Neutral and Ground
AC Circuits
Single Circuit
• Dual Circuit
• Breakers
• Switch Panel
• Polarity Tester
• Routing AC Wiring
• Junction Boxes
• Outlets
• Ground Fault Interrupt
The Green-Wire Controversy
The Danger
• Testing the GFCI
• Grounding the Green Wire
• Cutting the Green Wire
• Unplug
• Galvanic Isolator
• Isolation Transformer
Testing
Polarity
• Grounding Wire
• Isolated Ground
• Green-Wire Connection
• Ground and Neutral Separation
• Ground Fault
• Stray Current
• Leakage
Inverters
Types
• Waveform
• Sizing
• Load Realities
• Battery Capacity
• Connections
• Location
• Transfer Switch
• Neutral and Grounding
• Connection
Generators
Transfer Switch
• Frequency
9. HEAVEN AND EARTH
Lightning Protection
Lightning Rod
• Static Dissipator
• Cone of Protection
• Wooden Masts
• Ground
• Freshwater Sailors Beware
• Directing the Charge
• Connections
• Parallel Paths
Bonding
For Lightning Protection
• For Corrosion Control
• Isolating
• Grounding
• Testing for Isolation
RF Ground
Ribbon, Not Wire
• Copper Screen
• Stopping Direct Current
Lightning and Electronics
The Facts
• Protective Measures
Contents
Screenshots
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