This new series features easy-to-understand yet thorough treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner, sail or power. Each volume is fully illustrated with photos and technical drawings. Author John C. Payne is one of the foremost international authorities on marine electronics and the author of two major handbooks. Book 1, Understanding Boat Batteries and Battery Charging, includes the following subjects: lead acid batteries; AGM batteries; gel batteries; general battery information; battery ratings and selection; safety, installation, and maintenance; charging, alternators, and regulators; and more.
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A concise, authoritative and illustrated reference on boat wiring, including boat wiring standards, basic electrical principals and how to plan and install boat wiring.
1. Boat Wiring Standards 2. Basic Electrical Principals 3. About System Voltages 4. How to Plan Boat Wiring 5. How to Install Boat Wiring 6. Making Wiring Connections 7. Circuit Protection and Isolation 8. About Switchboards 9. Bilge Pump Systems 10. Installing Mast and External Wiring Index
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...has a great deal of merit, offering concise, compact advice, with diagrams, on most electrical problems that may occur on board. It is uncluttered with reams of technical jargon.....You will certainly learn more about basic electrical principles, system voltages, wiring standards, circuit protection and isolation, grounding systems and how to plan and install wiring in a boat, than you might from numerous more expensive books.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781574091632
Publisert
2003-07-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Sheridan House
Vekt
145 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
141 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
G, P, 01, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter

Biographical note

John C. Payne is a cruising sailor and professional marine electrical engineer and surveyor with a 28 year career in merchant shipping and the offshore oil industry. His unique combination of technical know-how and practical experience at sea has made him a much sought-after authority on the subject. he is the author of The Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible, Motorboat Electrical and Electronics Manual and Understanding Boat Batteries all published by Sheridan House.