110(220) Volt Electrical System; Dockside Operation; Shore Power Connections - Four winns FREEDOM Owner's Manual

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110(220) VOLT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Certain Freedom™/Horizon™ models are equipped
with 30 amp, 110 volt, 60 Hertz (or 15 amp, 220 volt, 50
Hertz) AC electrical wiring. When the boat is connected
to a shore power outlet, the AC system supplies electri-
cal power to the following items if so equipped: battery
charger, refrigerator, and outlet(s). The dockside sys-
tem uses three-wire, color-coded circuitry. The black or
hot wire is the ungrounded current carrying conductor.
The white or neutral wire is the grounded current carry-
ing conductor. The green wire, referred to as the "equip-
ment ground," is a grounded conductor, and under nor-
mal conditions is not a current carrying wire. The neu-
tral wires are connected together at a buss bar. The
equipment grounds are similarly connected together at
another buss bar. Each hot wire is connected to, and
protected by, a circuit breaker in the AC panel. The AC
panel is located inside the head or starboard walk-thru
helm storage compartment.
Certain models equipped with a dockside system have
a main circuit breaker which protects the overall distri-
bution network. The MAIN dockside inlet is usually lo-
cated on the transom. The MAIN circuit breaker pro-
tects both the hot and neutral input leads. This breaker
is sensitive. The resulting power surge which occurs
when connecting the shore power cord may cause the
MAIN breaker to trip. To avoid this power spike, turn off
the MAIN breaker before plugging in the shore power
cord. Securely connect the power inlet of the boat and
the shore power receptacle. Once the shore power is
securely connected, turn the MAIN breaker back on. If
the connection is broken and later re-secured, the cir-
cuit breaker may trip. Connections must be secure for
uninterrupted dockside service.
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DOCKSIDE OPERATION

If any abnormalities appear during dockside op-
eration, DISCONNECT the system immediately
to prevent electric shock hazards! Have the
boat's electrical system and the shore side
receptacles checked as soon as possible.
Freedom™/Horizon™ Owner's Manual
A. Shore Power Connections
To prevent electric shock hazards, use only equ-
ipment with approved three wire electrical plug
connections. Be sure each item being used has
been tested and is free of electrical shorts and
ground faults.
Fifty foot, ten gauge, three wire, shore power cords are
provided with dockside wiring. The shore power cords
on 60 Hertz systems have 30 amp twistlock-type con-
nectors. They have a power "ON" indicator light to ease
in connecting and troubleshooting. This connector com-
plies with the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
standards.
Some marinas are not equipped with approved twistlock-
type receptacles. An adaptor is available from Four
Winns which converts the twistlock shore plug to a three
wire grounded household type plug. Use only an ap-
proved adaptor when an adaptor is necessary.
DO NOT use a two-wire adaptor to connect to a
three-wire system. These adapters do not pro-
vide adequate grounding.
Shore power connection procedure is as follows:
1. Turn off the boat's main breaker switch before con-
necting or disconnecting the shore power cable.
2. Connect shore power cable at the boat first, then
connect it to dockside shore power outlet.
NOTICE
Always connect the cord to the power inlet recep-
tacle of the boat before making connections to
the shore power source.
3. Check for reversed polarity before turning on the
main breaker. If the reversed polarity light is acti-
vated, immediately disconnect the shore power cord.
See Section H-6C Reverse Polarity Indicator.
4. To disconnect shore power, turn off the main breaker
switch on the AC electrical panel and disconnect
the power cord from the shore power dockside re-
ceptacle first. Then, disconnect the cord from the
boat.
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