ELECTRICAL HANDBOOK

By R. HADAK

CONTENTS 1 BASIC DC CIRCUITS WHAT ELECTRICITY IS OHM’S LAW LOADS SOURCES PRACTICE PROBLEMS 2 DC MEASUREMENTS ANALOG TEST INSTRUMENTS DIGITAL TEST INSTRUMENTS DIGITAL VS ANALOG TEST INSTRUMENTS HOMEMADE TESTERS TROUBLESHOOTING 3 BATTERIES WHAT IS A BATTERY? A FEW MESSY DETAILS ELECTRICAL MODEL OF BATTERIES MONITORING BATTERY HEALTH DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS CHARGING CHARACTERISTICS CHARGING RECOMMENDATIONS ESTIMATING YOUR DAILY LOAD CHOOSING A BATTERY TYPE OPTIMUM DEPTH OF DISCHARGE SIZING THE ALTERNATOR SERIES VS PARALLEL BATTERY BOXES ABYC STANDARDS FOR BATTERIES 4 ALTERNATORS A GALLEY ALTERNATOR A ROTARY CURRENT MACHINE RECTI?CATION CONTROLLING THE ALTERNATOR TYPE-P AND TYPE-N ALTERNATORS POWERING THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR REGULATOR BYPASS CONTROLS LINK 2000-R CHARGE CONTROLLER CHARGING SETUPS ALTERNATOR INSTALLATION TROUBLESHOOTING 5 BONDING WHAT IS BONDING? LIGHTNING PROTECTION CORROSION PROTECTION STRAY-CURRENT PROTECTION TO BOND OR NOT TO BOND SIZING THE ANODE(S) TESTING YOUR PROTECTION NONCATHODIC CORROSION THE ABYC ON CATHODIC PROTECTION 6 DC STANDARDS AND PRACTICES WIRING DIAGRAMS MARINE WIRE ABYC DC LOAD CALCULATION ALLOWABLE CONDUCTOR AMPERAGE ALLOWABLE VOLTAGE DROP IDENTI?CATION AND INSTALLATION OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CONDUCTOR CONNECTIONS IGNITION PROTECTION 7 AC BASICS ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER FACTOR AC SAFETY GROUNDING CONDUCTOR IDENTI?CATION TRANSFORMERS AC MEASUREMENTS TROUBLESHOOTING AC CIRCUITS CHECKING POLARITY 8 INVERTERS AND GENERATORS WHY HAVE AC POWER? FIGURING YOUR AC BUDGET INVERTERS TRANSFER SWITCHING GENERATORS TOUBLESHOOTING GENERATORS 9 AC STANDARDS AND PRACTICES SHORE POWER GENERATOR AND INVERTER SOURCES MAIN PANELBOARD AC LOAD CALCULATIONS OVERCURRENT PROTECTION APPROVED WIRE AND CABLE AMPACITY TABLES CONDUCTOR INSTALLATION THE GREEN WIRE APPROVED SHORE-POWER CIRCUITS 10 CONSERVATION FOR LIVEABOARDS COSTS PER KILOWATT-HOUR LIGHTING SAVINGS REFRIGERATION SAVINGS OTHER SAVINGS 11 SOLAR POWER IS SOLAR FOR YOU? HOW PHOTOVOLTAICS WORK PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS INTERPRETING SPECI?CATIONS PANEL ORIENTATION ESTIMATING OUTPUT MECHANICAL INSTALLATION ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION RULES FOR SOLAR SUCCESS 12 WIND POWER IS WIND POWER FOR YOU? GETTING POWER FROM THE WIND HOW MUCH WIND IS THERE? ESTIMATING DAILY OUTPUT SPECI?CATIONS ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION MECHANICAL INSTALLATION WATER GENERATORS 13 INSTALLING ELECTRONICS ANTENNAS ANTENNA CABLE AND CONNECTORS MOISTURE PROTECTION VHF RADIO GPS AND SSB RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER INSTALLATION HARNESSING ELECTRICAL NOISE ELECTRICAL FILTERS 14 DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTS