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John Franklin
John Franklin
posted 10 Jun 2019
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Although the photo below is upsidedown it illustrates the problem.
Recently seen on a boat.
The male fitting shown is on the inboard (boat) end of a shore cable connected to a marina 230 volt supply. The conductors are therefore live and consequently lethal. The appalling thing is that the non-technical owner didn't even realise the danger! It was not the installation provided by the builder but was allegedly installed by a certified electrician.
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Lethal electrical installation
alshaheen
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10 Jun 2019
Hi John, So the shore power cord has 2 male plugs on it! I would take...
Dick
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10 Jun 2019
I've always been taught that you plug and unplug from the shore end...
Sandy.Garrity
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13 Dec 2019
Hi Sandy, That sounds sensible: perhaps better is to flip the circuit...
Dick
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13 Dec 2019
ooooh, Boat electrics I could fill this forum with these kinds of...
Steve.Houssart
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18 Feb 2020
Steve, Do tell us some of the horrors. I ask with trepidation as I...
simoncurrin
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19 Feb 2020
Simon, the shore power extension lead shown in the first post on this...
Steve.Houssart
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19 Feb 2020
Some observations on this. First, the male plug and female socket at...
PhilipH2
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25 Feb 2020
Hi Phillip, Checking one’s AC outlets on a boat after plugging in to...
Dick
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25 Feb 2020
Dick/Philip, nowadays reverse polarity is not so much of an issue as...
Steve.Houssart
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26 Feb 2020
Hi Phillip, Thanks for the fill. I had not known that some appliances...
Dick
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26 Feb 2020
Hi Steve Interesting that you mention an isolation transformer as as...
PhilipH2
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27 Feb 2020
Hi Philip, My friends with metal boats believe that every metal boat...
Dick
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27 Feb 2020
Dick Thank you for this. When we had the boat in build we had long...
PhilipH2
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28 Feb 2020
Hi Philip, You might also check some of Steve D'Antonio's writing on...
Dick
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28 Feb 2020
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