New Adventure Operating Manual – 5/1/2011
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Shore power
A shore power connection is available at the port stern. The 50’ power cable is located in one of the aft
hatches under the rear-facing seats. A 30A to 50A connector is kept with this cable, as well as a 15A to
30A adapter. In the Pacific Northwest very few marinas have 50A service, so it is recommended that the
boat normally be connected to 30A service at all marinas.
Please note that both air conditioners
cannot be used at the same time when connected to a 30A service, as each air conditioner takes
approximately 20A when operating.
When connecting to shore power please make sure to do it in the following way:
Insert the power cable firmly into the connector on the aft stern of the boat and rotate it to lock the
connector in place. Screw the connector fitting on until tight.
Make sure the shore breaker at the shore power source is off.
Do not try to connect the power
cable without first turning off the shore source breaker as you may damage the inverter in the
boat.
Insert the other end of the cable firmly into the shore power source and rotate the connector to
lock it in place.
Adjust the cable until it is in a safe and stable position and is not likely to be jarred or pulled
accidentally.
When you are satisfied with the cable and its connection, turn on the breaker at the shore power
source.
Charging the batteries
The engine batteries and the house batteries are charged by the engine alternators when under power,
and normally need no special procedures to remain charged. The Xantrex inverter system will
automatically charge the house battery bank and the engine batteries when either shore or generator
power are present. The Xantrex panel is located to the right of the 12V DC panel and to the left of the
salon C120 Raymarine display. The panel shows the voltage level of the house battery bank (battery 1),
and on the left of this panel there are two important buttons:
The top one is labeled “Invert” and when the green light is on this indicates that the inverter is
activated. This switch should be left on at all times as all 110V AC power is supplied by the inverter
when neither shore power nor generator power are available.
The one immediately below this button is labeled “Charger”, and this button turns the charger for
the batteries on when connected to either shore or generator power.
There are four small lights at the bottom of the panel indicating the status of the charging. The left
light indicates that AC power is available (either shore power or generator power is available to charge
the batteries); the next green light indicates charging; the next yellow light indicates accept and means
that the battery is nearly fully charged; the next green light labeled “Float” means that the batteries are
fully charged and the charger is simply supplying only the power that is being used.
Please do not try to alter the programming of this control as you may damage the batteries
and/or the inverter.
It is good practice to turn off all electrical loads before connecting to shore power or starting the
generator, only turning them back on again after the new power source has stabilized. To turn off the
battery charger, push the button labeled “Charger” on the Xantrex panel so that the green light is off.
Please make sure to push the button again when the new power source has stabilized so that the green