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AC ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
SECTION 3
AC Electrical System
Your boat is equipped with a 30 amp AC (alternating current) electrical system.
The power for this system is supplied by either a shore power source or the
generator. The procedures for connecting to a shore power source and to the
generator are explained later in this section.
System Organization
The AC electrical system is divided into two circuits: Line 1 and Line 2. If
your boat was built for use in North America or the Pacific Rim, each line is
configured as 120 volts 60 Hertz. If your boat was built for use in Europe or
Australia, each line is configured as 220 volts 50 Hertz.
Line 1 provides power to all of your boat’s AC equipment except for the air
conditioning system. Line 2 provides power to the air conditioning system.
Wiring System
The AC electrical system on your boat uses three types of color-coded wires.
The black wire carries the current from the power source to the equipment or
receptacle. Each black wire is connected to and protected by a circuit breaker
installed in the AC Control Center.
The white wire returns the current from the equipment or receptacle to the
power source.
Safety ground wires are green. During normal operation, current does not flow
through the ground wires.
Buss bars are used in the AC electrical system to help route and organize the
wires. The system’s white, or neutral, wires are connected together at buss bars.
The ground wires are also connected together at a separate buss bar.
Do not touch the black or white wires while the AC electrical system is
connected to a power source. These wires carry enough current to kill
or cause serious injury.
AC Power Sources
You can supply power to your boat’s AC electrical system by using either a shore
power source or the onboard generator.
Shore Power
You can use a shore power source to supply AC power to your boat’s AC
electrical system. To do this, you will need one shore power cord for each Line
circuit in use on your boat. Line 1 corresponds to Shore #1 on the AC Control
Center; Line 2 corresponds to Shore #2.
NOTE:
If you leave your boat for more than 48 hours while your boat is connected
to shore power, remove all perishables from your refrigerator. If the shore power supply
to your boat is interrupted, your food may spoil.
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