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Low Shore Power Voltage Issue.

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Re: Low Shore Power Voltage Issue.

Postby Viper » August 6th, 2022, 12:19 pm

Get everybody at the marina to actually shut their A/C units, water heaters, etc. off when they're away and you'll probably be just fine! I bet I can go to any large marina and find at least 20 boats running 3 A/C units each without the owners being present. It's a waste and frankly unwise, I've seen boats sink because of it. There's only so much power to go around. Between that, the marina's designed electrical capacity, and the utilities dropping output intentionally, you're bound to get brownouts. Those aren't good for a lot of circuit boards BTW. This is usually when we see A/C, fridge, charger, etc. boards fail.


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