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AC Ground Faults, the Boater, and ABYC—Understanding Equipment Leakage Circuit Interrupters (ELCIs) and Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) to make your boat safer.
There are two potential failures in a boat′s electrical system that can put people on or around the boat at risk of lethal electric sh...
April 27, 2009
Green Wire (Controversy)
The green wire referred to in this "controversy" is the safety ground wire that connects the DC negative ground block to the AC safety groun...
August 21, 2003
Differences in USA and European AC Panels
In the USA the two commonly supplied shore-power voltages are 120 Volts (60Hz) AC and 240 Volts (60Hz) AC. The standard in Europe is 230 Vol...
July 31, 2002
Current Flow in 120/240 Volt AC Systems
AC Current flow in 120/240 V AC single phase three or four wire systems is frequently misunderstood. This technical brief goes through a ste...
April 01, 2002
Reverse Polarity Indicators
The Technical Brief AC Reverse Polarity describes why and in what cases Reverse Polarity Indicators are required by ABYC in shipboard AC sys...
February 01, 2002
AC Reverse Polarity
The power companies have developed a standard for 120-volt single-phase power distribution in which one of the two conductors is designated ...
January 02, 2002
AC Reverse Polarity False Indicators
In the Technical brief on Reverse Polarity the flowing diagram of a Reverse Polarity sensing circuit is shown. Diagram 1It is possible for...
January 02, 2002