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10-17-2009, 09:09 PM
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| Electrical Problem on a Hatteras 54 Convertible
Hello to everyone, I am working on a Hatteras 54 convertible 1998, and I had a short circuit (my fault) on the salon TV  , and I lost power in this power outlets and some sallon lights ? , I reset all the breakers from saloon on the engine room, but I still have no power...? Does this boat comes with a second breaker panel or a fuse box for the AC power...??? are the breakers termic delayed??? thanks to anyone who knows !!!!
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10-17-2009, 11:08 PM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by zappiros Hello to everyone, I am working on a Hatteras 54 convertible 1998, and I had a short circuit (my fault) on the salon TV , and I lost power in this power outlets and some sallon lights ? , I reset all the breakers from saloon on the engine room, but I still have no power...? Does this boat comes with a second breaker panel or a fuse box for the AC power...??? are the breakers termic delayed??? thanks to anyone who knows !!!! |
Check the galley and heads. This may be on a line with a GFCI although the lights being on it would be a surprise. I assume you're talking about 110v lights, not 12v dc. Although I'm not familiar with the layout on this boat most would have a main breaker box in the engineroom or laz. and then the pannel. On the VSC I used to work there was another breaker pannel at the helm, and to have a GFCI/surge protector in the line with TV's is not unusual.
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10-17-2009, 11:17 PM
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What it is a GFCI, and what does it looks like ???
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10-18-2009, 12:29 AM
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Someone messing where they shouldn't be messing ??
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10-18-2009, 12:35 AM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by zappiros What it is a GFCI, and what does it looks like ??? |
ground fault circuit interuptor. It's an outlet with a test and a reset button between the plugs. If it's been tripped the rest button will click into place when you push in. They're usually found where you might be using electric near water.
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10-18-2009, 08:17 AM
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certainly no fuse box! i'm not familiar with that specific boat and it's hard to guess without more detail.
ASSuming the lights that dont' work are AC and not DC,
ASSuming that the saloon lights and the TV outlet is the only thing that doesn't work,
find the actual breaker for those circuits and check it. Get a meter and check that you have power on both side of the breaker.
if you do, then you're going to have to trace that circuit, see what's on it and go down the line checking for power at each outlet. The breaker should have protected that cirtuit but you never know...
Your boat should have the wiring diagram and all blue prints. If you dont' have them, call hatteras they can get them to you (they can supply them for almost every boat they built in the past 50 years). that will be a big help.
If everything else works you can eliminate main breakers near the shore power inlet, etc...
and indeed check for a trip GFCI. If one of the oulet on this circuit is near a wet bar or sink, the GFCI probalby popped. usually they are daisy chained with the first outlet in the circuit providing protection for the rest of them. Again the diagram woudl be a big help.
and as suggested, if you dont' really know what you're doing when it comes to electrical systems, play it safe...
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10-18-2009, 10:33 AM
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Many thanks to all, !!! I will check today, I do have basics knowledge on electrics, the problem is that I do not know the boat....thanks again
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10-18-2009, 03:18 PM
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GFCI......betcha...
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10-19-2009, 02:30 PM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by zappiros Many thanks to all, !!! I will check today, I do have basics knowledge on electrics, the problem is that I do not know the boat....thanks again |
Most Hatteras sportfishes have sub-breaker panels located both at the front engine room bulkhead (usually DC), and AC breaker panels located at the front of the salon in the attic. Usually accessible by small hatches on both sides of the stairs going down to the foward staterooms. I would check there, as this is where all of the ac breakers usually are found. There will also be another sub-breaker panel (dc) either under the flybridge helm or at the front of the flybridge brow and this usually handles all of the electronics. Occassionally they will put a sub-breaker panel under the salon sofa but not usually.
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10-21-2009, 05:02 PM
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Cable on output Breaker was loose and one of the power outlets had to be reset !!! everithing is workig good !!!! thanks to all
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