文档介绍：THE MARINE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS BIBLE
A PROFESSIONAL MANUAL FOR CRUISING YACHT ELECTRICAL
AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS
JOHN PAYNE
This book is for my mother Pam, who stayed at home as my father
and I pursued our seagoing careers, and tolerated us at home as we
messed about in our boats.
@ JOHN PAYNE, 1993
FIRST PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA BY
J C PAYNE
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photocopying, recording or otherwise without permission of the publisher.
ISBN 0-646-12148-O
Printed by McPhersons Printing Group
Illustrations by Paul Checkley
Cover Photographs
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Navigation station withfuu electrical & electronicsjkut.
BOC ChQUenger “Buttercup”(Photo by Gregory Hcuemzd .
Skipper Don McIntyre.
Stem mounted wind generators, solar panels and aerials.
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FOREWORD
Think of your electrical system as parts of the body - arteries, veins and
capillaries (wires) providing blood (electricity) to all areas of the body (boat). If
ou wish to keep your boat healthy and safe you must have an electrical system
t ased on sound principles.
As petitor during the 1990/91 BOC challenge solo around the world yacht
race, I had, on many occasions to witness potentially life threatening dramas
being played out on petitors yachts. Deep in the Southern Ocean,
amongst icebergs and raging gales, simple electrical problems snowballed into
potential disasters. It is just as easy to experience your own life threatening
drama out in the bay or on some quiet backwater if your electrical system is not
up to standard.
I have known John Payne for many years, his professional reputation a by-
product of an exhaustive professional career so it was understandable that all
three Australian petitors (myself included] sought his advice and
involvement for on-board charging an