[C320-list] Microwave replacement

[Dick Walker]

Or red reset the plug

Cheers



Dick Walker
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado ,CA 92118
619.435.8986



> On Apr 2, 2017, at 19:43, sail-ability sail-ability <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
>   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
>>