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Just try to find one that you can afford that will handle 30 amps. (And have
a place to install it!)
What method was used to measure the current flow?
Mike
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From: "Karl Denninger" <>
To: "Eric Thompson" <>; "LIVE_ABOARD"
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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Galvanic current
> Isolation transformers are the CORRECT way to prevent this kind of thing
> from eating your boat.
>
> You want a COMPLETELY isolated connection if you have shore power on
board.
>
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> On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 03:03:02PM -0700, Eric Thompson wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> > A dockmate recently measured 450 mA of current flowing from
> > shorepower source, through his boat , and into the S.F. bay.
> > I'm pretty darn sure that will eat our zincs DARN quick!
> > should we;
> > install isolation transformers OR
> > install galvanic isolators?
> > He is new to the marina and the boat that was there before
> > was abandoned. I believe he had a direct connection from AC
> > ground to the bay, therefore providing the rest of us on
> > this dock some protection since after 3 years here my out of
> > the water survey showed my zincs to be fine. That was two
> > years ago though.
> >
> > Eric Thompson
> > S/V Procrastinator
> > South San Francisco
> >
> >
> >
> >
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