[C38] What happened?

[D McC]

Patrick,

That AC Power switch is the breaker for the AC system for the entire boat on the original power panel. When I have had a single connector problem on the power cord or shore power connection, the 'reverse polarity' light came on. I have taken to using dielectric paste on all my shore power connections and I have had no problems for years.

~Dave   
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--- On Wed, 6/1/11, Patrick Harpole <1derful at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Patrick Harpole <1derful at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [C38] What happened?
> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 9:41 PM
> Dave,
>  In the upper left hand corner I have a switch that says,
> "AC power"  off or on?  Do you know which way it
> is supposed to be? I think my problem is a trashed female
> connector from the Marinco power cord.  I bought a new
> one on EBAY....saved a few bucks over West Marine. Hope it
> works.Patrick
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "D McC" <cat38skip at yahoo.com>
> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [C38] What happened?
> 
> 
> Patrick,
> 
> We have the original power panel and the only 30A AC
> breaker is in the upper left corner of the panel. It trips
> long before the 30A breaker at the dock. If the dock breaker
> trips, it appears to still be in the ON position. It has to
> be forced into the OFF position in order to be reset to ON.
> I am not going to divulge how long it took me to figure that
> one out the first time it happened........
> 
> ~Dave
> 
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> 
> Common Sense is a rare gift from the Gods.
> Most people have only technical training!
> 
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> 
> The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours
> spent in sailing.
> 
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> 
> When in doubt, try the vice You haven't tried before!
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 6/1/11, Patrick Harpole <1derful at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Patrick Harpole <1derful at comcast.net>
> > Subject: [C38] What happened?
> > To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <Listserve at catalina38.org>
> > Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 1:49 PM
> > This weekend we sailed to Petuluma
> > and stayed for a couple of nights. The last day we
> > lost shore power. Is there a breaker on the Catalina?
> > We may have overloaded the system with microwave and
> hair
> > dryer. Or should the breaker go out on the dock?
> > It didn't trip.
> > Patrick
> > 
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