Monaco 2009 Knight, Owner'S Manual

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2009
K
night
General Information - 1
gLOSSARY OF TERMS
AC Electricity -
Alternating current also
known as household power.
Air Compressor -
Pumps air to and builds
air pressure in an air system.
Air Dryer -
Cools, filters and dries the air
delivered by an air compressor.
Air Governor - Controls the operation of
the air compressor by constantly monitoring
air pressure in the supply tank of the air
system. The air governor initiates the
unload cycle when the cut-out pressure is
reached.
Alternating Current (AC) -
A voltage
that oscillates in polarity. Shore power,
generator power and inverter power supply
alternating current. Rate of oscillation is
typically identified as frequency, cycle and
hertz. Batteries supply direct current.
Ampere (Amp) - The measure of electron
flow rate (current) through a circuit.
Ampere-hour (Amp-hr. AH) -
A unit of
measure for a battery electrical storage
capacity, obtained by multiplying the
current in amperes by the time in hours
of discharge.
Example:
A battery which
delivers 5 amperes for 20 hours, delivers 5
amperes times 20 hours, or 100 Amp-Hr. of
capacity.
ANSI -
American National Standards
Institute.
ASTM -
American Society for Testing and
Materials.
Black Water - Term associated with the
sewage holding tank. The toilet drains
directly into this tank.
CCA -
Cold Cranking Amperage is the
amount of current a battery can deliver for
30 seconds at 0° F without dropping below
a specified voltage, usually 10.5 Volts DC.
Chassis Battery -
Powers chassis 12 Volt
accessories and starts engine.
Circuit -
An electric circuit is the path of
an electric current. A closed circuit has a
complete path. An open circuit has a broken
or disconnected path.
City Water -
A term associated with the
water supply at campgrounds. It is called
city water because water is pulled from a
central source (like in a city) and not the
fresh water tank.
Compressor Load Cycle - The time during
which the air compressor is building air
pressure in an air system.
Compressor Unload Cycle - The time
during which the air compressor is idling
and is not building air pressure in an air
system.
Curbside - This refers to the side of the
motorhome that faces the curb when it is
parked. Often called the door side or the
passenger side.
Current -
The rate of flow of electricity
or the movement rate of electrons along a
conductor. It is comparable to the flow of
a stream of water. The unit of measure for
current is the ampere.
Cut-In Pressure - The pressure level in the
air system supply tank which tiggers the
compressor load cycle.
Cut-Out Pressure - The pressure level in
the air system supply tank which triggers
the compressor unload cycle.
Cycle -
A battery discharge and subsequent
recharge equals one cycle.
Desiccant -
A granular substance that has
a high affinity for water and is used to
retain moisture from the air stream flowing
through the air dryer cartridge.
DC Electricity - Direct current also known
as battery power.
Direct Current (DC) -
Power that is
stored in a battery bank or supplied by
photovoltaics, alternator, chargers and DC
generators. Direct current is also known as
battery power. Current only flows one way.
Drain Trap - This is a curve that is in all
drains. Water is trapped in the curve and
this creates a barrier so tank odors cannot
escape through the drain.
Dry Camping - Camping in the motorhome
when there is no city water hook-up or
shore power. In other words, using only the
water and power that is in the motorhome
and not from another source.