Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Water Maker Info
eric freedman
Hi,
I installed an ammeter, voltmeter, frequency meter and a circuit breaker to the port of my AC panel. I wired it in such a way that I can measure what I am plugged into before I turn on the breaker and electrify my boat. On one pedestal-although it was marked 220 volts it was actually 440 volts. Glad I have these instruments. Fair winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite _____ From: rbenven44 [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 6:27 PM To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Water Maker Info --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "Ian Shepherd" <g4ljf@c...> wrote: Roy, can you please tell us what current it draws from your meter? Onan told me thatthe 6.5 KW (renamed 7KW after they were told they had used conservativemeasurement methods), should trip at 30 Amps AC load.Hi Ian, I'm sorry to say that my relatively ancient (1997) SM came with the 24V watermaker, output 50-60 l/hr. So I do not have a direct reading of load, except the change in battery charging current. My recollection (which I have shown to be poor!) is that the 24V watermaker draws about 7 amps at 220V, not much. My AC ammeter is wired up to the AC distribution box on the bulkhead above the galley, probably with a shunt to measure amps. This way it works with both genset and shore power. I have tripped shore power several times, but never the genset. Good sailing, Roy _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amelyachtowners/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: amelyachtowners-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:amelyachtowners-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> of Service.
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