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the 120vlt system quit working today..the guy working on the outside sanding plugged a cord into the kitchen electric socket and ran a sander on it.i have power on the cord coming from shore , but nothing at the main breakers......has this happenned to anyone else?
the big toggle for the shore , off , gen is on shore like always
the breakers are all ok , i just dont get it.
i'm in the dark here.......literally.....
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No power to anything? Do some items power up? If you have a ground fault GFI outlet on board, check to see if it tripped.
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nothing ,
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Do you have volt meters on your panel? If so, do they read anything? Did you try cycling the main breaker on and off?
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On my F32, there is also a breaker at the aft end of the starboard side cupboard in the salon. Seems to have something to do with the AC main before you get anywhere near the panel under the wheel...
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i'll check that in the am , thanks

the volt meters are at zero , no matter what
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If your system is like mine, there may be a polarity breaker near the breaker panel. I hate to nitpick, but boats don't have "Kitchens". Galley is the proper term.
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1967 seavoyager wrote:If your system is like mine, there may be a polarity breaker near the breaker panel. I hate to nitpick, but boats don't have "Kitchens". Galley is the proper term.
galley sorry mate!
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try turning off you shore power at the dock , then reset you breakers . inspect the power cord ends for burning and turn bad on the dock power and see what happens .
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well when i left the shop last night there was no power as i stated....i unplugged everything and this morning i plugged the shore power cord in and reset the breakers and wala power....i dont get it! :D
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Glad you got it going. On a side not, check out the Rendezvous thread. If you're in Kent Island, think about a trip over to Solomons in July.
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signman wrote:well when i left the shop last night there was no power as i stated....i unplugged everything and this morning i plugged the shore power cord in and reset the breakers and wala power....i dont get it! :D
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did you reset the main breaker dockside? also, there was a 50a breaker on the forward bulkhead in the bilge on my 32, but that was for the genset, and then wired to the main panel.
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sounds good...on the rendevous....
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signman wrote:the 120vlt system quit working today..the guy working on the outside sanding plugged a cord into the kitchen electric socket and ran a sander on it.i have power on the cord coming from shore , but nothing at the main breakers......has this happenned to anyone else?
the big toggle for the shore , off , gen is on shore like always
the breakers are all ok , i just dont get it.
i'm in the dark here.......literally.....
hmmmm, typo?

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