Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook
Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook
Pages: 289
Content:
Introduction
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
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A Galley Alternator • A Rotary Current Machine • Rectification • 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
