Carver 46 VOYAGER, Owner'S Manual

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• In the cabinet under the galley sink, to protect the galley receptacles
circuit.
• In the medicine cabinet in the starboard head, to protect the master
stateroom receptacles circuit.
• In the medicine cabinet in the port head, to protect the guest state-
room receptacles circuit.
3.4.2 Resetting and Testing GFCIs
Each GFCI has a Test button and Reset button mounted on it. To reset a
GFCI that has tripped, press its Reset button. This allows electricity to flow
again to the receptacles on that GFCI’s circuit.
Test each GFCI circuit once every week:
1. Press the Test button. If the GFCI is operating normally, this cuts the
electricity to all of the receptacles on the GFCI’s circuit.
If any receptacle on the circuit still has power after the Test button is
pressed, do not use any of that circuit’s receptacles. Contact a qualified
electrician to make the appropriate repairs.
2. Plug a lamp or other AC powered device into each receptacle on the
circuit, then turn on the device. The device should not operate.
3. Press the GFCI’s Reset button to restore power to the receptacles on
the circuit.
3.5 Electrical Loads
When operating AC powered devices through your boat’s AC electrical
system, be aware that each device exerts a “load” on the system. This
load is equal to the amount of current (amps) that the device draws from
the AC electrical system. The AC electrical system, like your house’s
electrical system, has a maximum total load that it can handle. Each Line
circuit has an electrical load capacity of 50 amps.
If the total load on the circuit exceeds the circuit’s capacity, the breaker
for that circuit trips. This means that the devices operating from the
circuit are drawing too much current.