Control Panels; Admirals Panel - Westerbeke 44A FOUR-35 C THREE Operator's Manual

ADMIRAL CONTROL PANEL
DESCRIPTION
This manually-operated control panel is equipped with a
KEY switch and RPM gauge with an ELAPSED TIME
meter which measures the engine's running time in hours and
in 1110 hours. The panel also includes a WA1ER 1EMPER-
ATURE gauge which indicates water temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit, an OIL PRESSURE gauge which measures the
engine's oil pressure in pounds per square inch, and a DC
control circuit VOLTAGE gauge which measures the sys-
tem's voltage. All gauges are illuminated when the key
switch is turned on and remain illuminated while the engine
is in operation. The panel also contains two rubber-booted
pushbuttons, one for PREHEAT and one for START.
RPM GAUGE: REGIS·
TERS REVOLUTIONS
PER MINUTE OF THE
ENGINE AND CAN BE
RECALiBRATED FOR
ACCURACY FROM THE
REAR OFTHE PANEL.
HOURMETER:
REGISTERS ELAPSED
TIME, AND SHOULD BE
USED AS A GUIDE FOR
THE MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE.
WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE: THIS GAUGE IS
GRADUATED IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND IS
ILLUMINATED WHILE THE KEY SWITCH IS
TURNED ON. THE ENGINE'S NORMAL OPERATING
TEMPERATURE IS 170· -190· F
(n· -
88·C).
When the engine is shut down with the key switch turned off,
the water temperature gauge will continue to register the last
temperature reading indicated by the gauge before electrical
power was turned off The oil pressure gauge will fall to zero
when the key switch is turned off The temperature gauge
will once again register the engine's true temperature when
electrical pOVl:'er is restored
to
the gauge.
A separate alarm buzzer with harness is supplied with every
Admiral Panel. The installer is responsible for electrically con-
necting the buzzer to the four-pin connection on the engine's
electrical harness. The installer is also responsible for installing
the buzzer in a location where it will be dry and where it will
be audible to the operator should it sound while the engine is
running. The buzzer will sound when the ignition key is turned
on and should silence when the engine has started and the
engine's oil pressure rises above 15 psi
(1.1
kglcm
2 ).
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE: THIS GAUGE IS GRADU·
ATED IN POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH (PSI) AND IS
ILLUMINATED WHILE THE KEY SWITCH IS TURNED
ON. THE ENGINE'S NORMAL OPERATING OIL
PRESSURE RANGES BETWEEN 30 - 60 psi
(2.1 - 4.2 kg/em').
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SWITCH: PROVIDES
POWER ONLY TO THE
INSTRUMENT PANEL
CLUSTER.
PREHEAT PRESSED, ENERGIZES THE
ALTERNATOR'S EXCITER, THE FUEL liFT PUMP, THE
FUEL SOLENOID ON THE INJECTION PUMP, AND THE
ENGINE'S GLOW PLUGS. IT BYPASSES THE ENGINE'S
OIL PRESSURE ALARM SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THIS
BUTTON ENERGIZES THE START BUTTON.
..
DC VOLTMETER:
INDICATES THE AMOUNT THE
.BATTERY IS BEING CHARGED.
SHOULb SHOW 13V TO 14V.
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AUTOMATIC ALARM SYSTEM
,
• • . COOLANT TEMPERATURE ALARM: AN ALARM BUZZER HAS BEEN
START BUTTON: WHEN PRESSED, ENERGIZES THE
STARTER'S SOLENOID WHICH CRANKS THE ENGINE.
THIS BUTTON WILL NOT OPERATE ELECTRICALLY
UNLESS THE PREHEAT BUTTON IS PRESSED AND HELD
AT THE SAME TIME.
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: SUPPliED WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IF THE ENGINE'S COOLANT
.. , ' : REACHES 210· F (gg·C), THIS SWITCH WILL CLOSE SOUNDING THE
. -.- ALARM WHICH WILL EMIT A CONTINUOUS SIGNAL.
Oil PRESSURE ALARM: AN OIL PRESSURE ALARM SWITCH IS
LOCATED OFF THE ENGINE'S OIL GALLERY. THIS SWITCH MONITORS
THE ENGINE'S OIL PRESSURE. SHOULD THE ENGINE'S OIL PRESSURE
FALL TO 5 -10 psi (0.4 - 0.7 kg/em'), THE SWITCH WILL CLOSE SOUND-
ING THE ALARM. IN THIS EVENT, THE ALARM WILL EMIT A PULSATING
SIGNAL.
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