Carver 46 VOYAGER, Owner'S Manual

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Bus 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 bus
bars. The ground wires are also connected together at a separate buss bar.
Do not touch the black, red 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.
3.2 AC Power Sources
You can supply power to your boat’s AC electricl system by using either a
shore power source or the onboard generator.
3.2.1 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 (1 and/or 2) you wish to use. If your boat was built for use in
Europe, Line 1 corresponds to Shore #1 on the AC Control Center, and 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.
To connect to shore power:
Do not supply power to the water heater when it is empty. Doing so may
damage the unit’s heating element.
1. On the AC Control Center, located in a cabinet either above the galley
counter or on the starboard salon bulkhead, switch the Water Heater
circuit breaker “OFF.” Do not switch the breaker on again until the
fresh water system has been filled, pressurized and primed.
2. Also on the AC Control Center, switch all Shore and Generator circuit
breaker groups “OFF.”
3. Switch “OFF” the AC Main circuit breaker group(s). If you are using
the stern shore power receptacles, these circuit breaker group(s) are
located in the port transom locker. If you are using the optional forward
shore power receptacles, these circuit breaker group(s) are located on
the forward starboard side deck.