Advanced marine electrics and electronics troubleshooting : a manual for boatowners and marine technicians /
Sherman, Edwin R.
Camden, Me. : International Marine/ McGraw-Hill,
c2007.
Includes index.
Marine troubleshooting the modern way -- Part 1: Finding your way. Testing batteries, charging systems, and starter circuits -- Testing continuity and tracing circuits -- Testing AC and grounding systems for polarity, voltage drop, impedance, amd frequency -- Temerature monitoring as a dignostic aid -- Using power factor to determine energy efficiency -- Analyzing harmonic distortion -- Using a laptop for intermittent problems -- Testing for electromagnetic and radio frequency interference -- Testing for residual current and isolating its sources -- A basic corrosion survey -- Grounding systems -- Part 2: marine electronics installation and troubleshooting. Electronics equipment installation guidelines -- Installing communications and position-finding systems and radar -- Installing depth sounders, weather systems, and autopilots -- Coaxial cable and antennas -- Onboard networks -- Appendix A: Metric equivalents -- Appendix B: Resources -- Appendix C: ABYC standards of interest for marine electricians and boatowners.
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