[C320-list] Microwave replacement

[sail-ability sail-ability]

   Try unplugging it and plugging in some device you know works ie light.
   This will confirm whether or not the plug is live. If not live you may
   need a new GFI plug, that was my problem. If the plug is live well
   then....

   Cheers

   JohnM

   1999#574

     ---------- Original Message ----------
     From: Jamie Pett <JPett at jp2architects.com>
     Date: April 2, 2017 at 10:15 PM
     Just launch Bella Luna and upon getting power systems back online
     found the Samsung microwave non- responsive (stuck with a "PL30"
     power level readout and will not clear, reset , nothing even after
     unplugging).
     Any recommendations on replacements ? Are these typical store-bought
     microwaves or have they been marinized or toughened up ?
     Thanks for any recommendations.
     Jamie Pett
     1999 C320 Bella Luna #614
     Bodkin Creek, Chesapeake Bay
     Sent from my iPad
     > On Mar 26, 2017, at 4:33 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
     wrote:
     >
     > 1. You don't want to pay $100/hr for a marine electrician or
     engine mechanic
     > 2. You find working on your boat part of the pride/challenge of
     ownership
     > 3. You have time to devote to your boat maintenance
     > 4. You like to learn
     > Then, go to Amazon and search " calder boat maintenance" and make
     the best $35 investment in your boat with Calder's "Boatowners
     Mechanical and Electrical Manual." If it's electrical, electronic,
     or mechanical, Nigel covers it in this book with how it works, why
     it doesn't work, how to test it, and how to fix it. With care,
     study, and preparation YOU can do most things on your boat.
     >
     > If engines and motors are strangers to you, find someone you know
     to help you in diagnosing a problem.
     >
     > Every boat can be different even from the same manufacturer, so
     you have to have some idea what to expect. It's possible that your
     alternator ground is through the case of the alternator and through
     its attachments to the engine block. It could also be a separate
     connection on the alternator with a wire to ground. The positive
     cable will always be on a connector on the alternator. This positive
     cable may go to the positive connector on the starter. That will
     take the alternator output to the selected battery bank. The other
     connections on the alternator are for control of the alternator.
     Nigel Calder will explain all this and show you how to test each
     setup. You must know the dangers as well as the procedures. Improper
     contacts with battery cables can melt/weld tools... and hurt you
     too.
     >
     > Warren and Pattie Updike
     > 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
     > Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
     >
     > -----Original Message-----
     > From: John Meyers [mailto:jcmeyers7 at gmail.com]
     > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 8:14 PM
     > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
     > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alternator to batteries
     >
     > Thank you for that important education.
     >
     > I am still not an electrician but now I know more.
     >
     > John Meyers
     >
     > On Mar 25, 2017 8:01 PM, "Stephen Cox" <scox at timmin.com> wrote:
     >
     >
     >> I am no electrician so I don't know if this will work. I
     >> assume that there are wires from the alternator directly to
     >> the battery(?) If so can the positive wire (maybe the
     >> negative wire too) be CAREFULLY disconnected from the battery
     >> after the engine is running and have a volt meter test the
     >> output on those disconnected wire?
     >>
     >
     > DO NOT DISCONNECT THE WIRES WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING!!!!
     >
     > First off you don't need to disconnect the wires to measure the
     voltage on
     > them.
     >
     > Secondly, if you run the alternator without a load it is
     equivalent to
     > switching the 0-1-2 switch through the 0 position when running and
     will most
     > likely fry the alternator diodes.
     >
     >
     >
     > Stephen Cox
     > Tegwen #1141
     >