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Thursday, January 1, 2004, 1:14:47 PM, Steve wrote:
> I have two 30A shore power connections on my 42' Krogen because I also have
> two reverse cycle AC units. I have jumpered the two connections on the boat
> together so that I only use one of the two 30A cords/connections. Everything
> is fine as long as I do not try to use both ACs at once off shore power. It
> would be OK running both off the gen set. However, since I cruise in the NW,
> I have never even used the ACs once. As a bonus is that I got an extra shore
> power extension cord for nada.
This is Bad Practice - both the CSA Electrical Code and ABYC require
that the wiring from separate power inlets be kept separate on board -
otherwise, sparks could fly if someone (accidently or otherwise)
connects both inlets to separate shore power outlets. You really
should have interlocked double pole breakers wired so that only one
inlet can feed the AC distribution panel.
--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI Vancouver, B.C., Canada
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver-webpages.com/van-ps
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