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Subject: Re: TWL: Re: major shore power issue
From: Wesley Eldred (weldred@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 08:42:27 EST
Garrett:
Yes and no. It is always appropriate to have a circuit breaker on the
supply. From the description of this particular situation, it would
seem that high resistance caused the problem - not high current. It is
entirely possible to fry poor connections with far less current than
would be required to trip a breaker.
Regards,
Wesley
weldred@XXX.XXX
Garrett Lambert wrote:
> BTW, it would be an excellent safety measure to install a circuit
> breaker in the dock box itself, particularly if you are living aboard.
> If something like this were to happen again, it would trip before any
> real damage is done. I put a little 50 amp panel in my boathouse for
> just that reason.
>
> Cheers, Garrett
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