Owner`s manual

C 280/S 280/C 310/S 310

4.6 Battery Charger Operation

The battery charger charges and maintains the 12-volt batteries simultaneously when activated. It is fully

automatic and is equipped with an ammeter. At dockside, when the boat is connected to shore power, the

battery charger maintains the charge on the house and engine batteries. See the battery charger manual for

more information.

The wires that supply DC charging current to the batteries are protected by an internal fuse in the battery

charger and three circuit breakers, located on the MDP, one for each battery bank output wire. The internal

fuses in the charger protect the DC charging circuit from the charger to the batteries. The breakers protect

the DC charging circuit from the batteries to the charger.

4.7 Shore Power Connection

CONNECTING PROCEDURE FOR SHORE POWER

Turn the AC main breaker to the “OFF” position. If the dockside outlet includes a disconnect switch, turn it

to the “OFF” position also.

To avoid strain on the cable make sure it has more slack than the mooring lines. Dress the cable so that it cannot

be damaged by chafing between the boat and the dock. Make sure the cable does not come in contact with

the water. Then connect the cable in the plug inlet making sure the connection plug includes a three-prong

plug with a ground wire. Tighten the lock rings on both the shore and the boat connector plugs.

Turn the dockside disconnect switch or circuit breaker to the “ON” position and check for proper polarity.

If reverse polarity has been achieved, the red polarity indicator in the AC panel will light. If this should

happen, make sure the main breaker on the panel is in the “OFF” position and turn the dock power switch or

breaker off. A special relay attached to the main breaker should automatically turn the main breaker off

whenever reverse polarity is achieved. Notify a qualified electrician to check the wiring at the dock outlet.

If the red polarity light does not illuminate when power is supplied to the panel, the polarity is correct and

the AC main switch can be moved to the “ON” position.

SWIMMING NEAR A BOAT OPERATING ON AC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAN LEAD TO SE-

VERE SHOCK AND DEATH. NEVER SWIM OR ALLOW SWIMMING WHEN THE AC SYSTEM

IS IN USE.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE WIRING YOURSELF. ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN CAUSE

SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. ALWAYS HAVE A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN CHECK WIR-

ING.

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM ANY ELECTRICAL CABLES OR EQUIPMENT AND ALWAYS

USE GROUNDED APPLIANCES ON BOARD YOUR BOAT.