RDG603A11 - Issue 8 - Shire 14 70, 85 & 130 WB Owners
Manual Page 22 of 50
Live aboard; three times domestic charge alternator.
Hire fleet use; three and a half times domestic charge alternator.
Example:
Hire fleet application fitted with 140A domestic charge alternator
3.5 X 140 = 490 Ampere/hour
16.
Control Panel
All Shire engines are supplied with high quality engine control panel that all show RPM
and hours run and include warning lights and a warning buzzer, the deluxe panels also
have gauges for water temp, oil pressure and 240A (Shire70) and 120A (Shire 85/130)
battery charging. The panels are designed to be splash proof and are correctly installed
with the gauges vertical. Do not install so that they remain out in the open, or cover up
when not in use.
The control panel engine tachometer is supplied already calibrated to measure correct
engine speed, if a new control panel, tachometer or alternative alternator is fitted the
tacho will require re-calibrating.
Control Panel Calibration Procedure:
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Connect control panel plug to engine wiring loom plug
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Turn ignition on (do not start engine)
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Press and hold bl
ack button on rear of tacho until “H –“ appears on the digital display
on the bottom of the tacho (on the front).
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When pressing and holding the black button on rear of tacho, the value displayed
will increase/decrease until button is released. Then when pressed again it will
increase/decrease in the other direction, keep doing this until the digitally displayed
value on bottom of tacho reaches the correct value, according to the type of
alternator (see table). This must be set to the alternator with blue and black wire
connected to it.
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Confirm settings to tacho meter reader.
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An optical tachometer is required to check the reading.
