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Electrical System
6.12 AC Battery Charging System
General
A 120 volt AC battery charging system is standard
equipment. The system is supplied 120 volt AC
current by a power cable connected to a shore
side outlet and the shore power inlet. It is wired
totally separate from the 12 volt DC system and
charges the engine and house batteries simulta-
neously when connected.
Notice:
The power cord used for the battery charger
system is not equipped with lock rings on
the shore side or boat connector plugs. The
charger has integrated reverse polarity pro-
tection and the circuit is not equipped with
a reverse polarity light.
DANGER
TO R E D U C E T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F A N E L E C T R I C A L
SHOCK, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE AC GROUND SYSTEM
I S F U N C T I O N I N G P R O P E R LY A N D T H AT A P R O P E R
CONNECTION EXISTS BETWEEN THE SHORE POWER
CORD AND THE SHORE POWER INLET AND THE OUTLET
GROUND CIRCUITS. IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE
INTEGRITY OF THE GROUND CIRCUIT, A QUALIFIED MARINE
ELECTRICIAN SHOULD BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY AND
THE SHORE POWER SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED UNTIL
THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.
ELECTRICAL SHOCKS FROM 120 VOLT CIRCUITS CAN
CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK IN WET WEATHER, AVOID
MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SHORE CABLE OR MAKING
A CONNECTION TO A LIVE SHORE OUTLET. NEVER SPRAY
WATER ON ELECTRICAL CABLES WHILE WASHING DOWN
DECKS.
Procedure For Making A Shore Connection
If the dockside outlet includes a circuit breaker,
turn it to the OFF position. To avoid strain on
the cable, make sure it has more slack than the
mooring lines. Dress the cable so that it cannot
be damaged by chafing between the boat and
the dock. Make sure the cable does not come in
contact with the water.
Open the cover on the inlet port and connect the
shore cable to the inlet cord plug making sure
the shore cord includes a three-prong plug with
a ground wire. Turn the dockside circuit breaker
on and check that the battery charger is operating
properly. If the battery charger is not working,
turn off the shore circuit breaker and remove the
cable. Contact your dealer or a qualified electri
-
cian to find and correct the problem.
WARNING
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE WIRING YOURSELF.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN
DEATH. ALWAYS HAVE A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN CHECK
WIRING.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM ANY ELECTRICAL CABLES
OR EQUIPMENT.
WARNING
UNDETECTED FAULTS IN THE AC BATTERY CHARGING
SYSTEM COULD CAUSE THE WATER AROUND THE BOAT
TO BECOME ENERGIZED. THIS COULD CAUSE A SEVERE
SHOCK OR EVEN DEATH TO SOMEONE IN THE WATER NEAR
THE BOAT. NEVER SWIM OR ALLOW SWIMMING AROUND
THE BOAT WHEN THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM IS
ACTIVATED BY THE SHORE POWER CONNECTION.
Procedure For Disconnecting A Shore
Connection
Turn circuit breaker on the dockside outlet to the
OFF position. Disconnect the cable from the dock-
side outlet and replace the outlet cap. Disconnect
the cable from the inlet port and close the cap.
Store cable.
Battery Charger
The battery charger is mounted in the helm stor-
age compartment. Your boat could be equipped
with a two or three bank charger, depending on
the engine options selected.
AC electrical current is supplied directly to the
battery charger by the shore power cable. The
charger automatically charges and maintains the
engine and house batteries simultaneously when
activated. It is equipped with LED lights to indicate
the state of charge for each battery.
The charge to the engine batteries can be moni-
tored by using the volt meter in the DC breaker
panel, the volt meters in the engine gauge cluster
or the LED lights on the charger. To monitor the
engine batteries with the volt meters in the en-
gine gauge cluster, activate the charger and turn
the engine battery switches on. Turn the ignition
key switch for each engine to the ON position (DO
NOT START THE ENGINES) and read the voltage
Summary of Contents for 255 DORADO
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