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Electrical Panels
The electrical panels on Tivoli are straight forward and clearly marked.
The main electrical panel is located above the nav station. A couple of tips;
1.
A needle-type voltage meter is located in the upper left-hand corner of the electrical panel. This meter
will read 110 volts when on shore power, as well as when on the inverter. The inverter has a built-in
transfer switch and will automatically switch between batteries and shore power.
2.
A digital multi-function display is located in the upper right-hand corner of the electrical panel. This
display defaults to displaying the voltage and amp draw on the domestic (house) battery bank. A
round keypad below the display allows monitoring of domestic and engine starting battery bank
voltages, fuel level and water level for both water tanks. Pressing the battery bank button toggles
between the domestic and engine start battery voltages (assuming both battery switches at the
battery panel are in the vertical “on” positions). Pressing the fuel level button shows you the fuel level
in the tank. Like a car, the tank will read full for quite a while before it drops. Pressing the water level
button toggles between the water level readings i
3.
Be sure to keep the 110V AC plugs switch set to “on”. The furnace utilizes a 110V AC circulation pump
to move the heated coolant through the boat. This pump shares the circuit with the AC plugs.
4.
When you leave the boat at the end of your trip the only 12V switch that needs to be left on is the
refrigerator.
When you are not connected to shore power, avoid using the water heater as doing so will rapidly discharge
the house batteries
