Carver 56 Voyager SE, Owner'S Manual

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S
ECTION
2 DC E
LECTRICAL
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YSTEM
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To operate the battery charger:
1. Provide AC power to the boat, from either a shore power source or
the onboard generator. Refer to 3.2.1 Shore Power or 3.2.2 Gen-
erator Power for more information.
2. On the AC Control Center, switch the Bow Thruster Battery
Charger circuit breaker “ON.” Refer to 3.3.2 AC Control Center for
more information on this circuit breaker. The bow thruster battery
charger now automatically charges the associated batteries when
their voltage drops below a predetermined level.
The bow thruster battery charger is located in the engine room on the
port forward bulkhead. Refer to 9.7.4 Engine Room for the exact loca-
tion of this battery charger.
2.1.6.3 “House” Battery Charger
The voltage levels of both “house” batteries are monitored and main-
tained by a single battery charger.
To operate the battery charger:
1. Provide AC power to the boat, from either a shore power source or
the onboard generator. Refer to 3.2.1 Shore Power or 3.2.2 Gen-
erator Power for more information.
2. Turn the inverter master disconnect switch to the “ON” position.
This switch is located in the engine room on the port aft bulkhead.
Refer to 9.7.4 Engine Room for the exact location of the master
disconnect switch.
3. On the AC Control Center, switch the Inverter/Charger circuit
breaker “ON.” Refer to 3.3.2 AC Control Center for more informa-
tion on this circuit breaker. The “house” battery charger now auto-
matically charges the “house” batteries when their voltage drops
below a predetermined level.
The “house” battery charger is located in the engine room on the port aft
bulkhead. Refer to 9.7.4 Engine Room for the exact location of this
battery charger.
2.1.7 Inverter
The “house” battery charger is also an inverter. Besides being able to
charge the “house” batteries, this inverter/battery charger can also
convert DC electricity from the “house” batteries to AC electricity on a
limited basis. Then, whenever AC power is not provided to your boat,
the inverter allows you to operate specific equipment on the boat that