Jim,
How would I know if the previous owner of my boat put in a galvanic isolator
or diodes in the ground
line? What should I look for? I am not a master electrician...not even
close!
J
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Jim,
If the circuit is the way you describe it, you are correct in that each
receptacle would need to be GFIC. If each receptacle has wires run to a
common tie point, and from there to the fuse/ circuit breaker then your
configuration looks sort of like a star and you need a GFIC on each one.
On the other hand, if the wires go from one receptacle to another, then
you only need a GFIC on the receptacle closest to the fuse/breaker.
If the dock receptacle has a GFIC, this would protect your boat's
receptacles, unless you have a galvanic isolator or diodes in the ground
line. As I'm sure you know, these are to prevent galvanic corrosion from
stray currents, but I think they can also block the some of the leakage
current in the ground line which would cause the GFIC to trip.
GFIC testers are not expensive <$5-15> at Home Depot or on eBay, and
using one to check the function of both your boat and home's GFIC is cheap
insurance.
Jim, "Tequila Chica"
Dana Point, CA
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I can't speak to your individual outlets but around here the dock outlets
are GFCI. If that is the case, I would think you would not need individual
GFCI outlets.
Mark
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From: "James Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:04 AM
Subject: catalina27-talk: GFCI?
While tinkering with my outlets last night, and trying to install a GFCI
outlet, I noticed that none of the 110v outlets seemed to be wired in the
same circuit and would thus each need to be changed to a GFCI. Am I
correct?
As it is, my boat has no GFCI installed at all. Thanks!
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