- Jun 2, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 1998 450 Sundancer, Achilles dinghy w/15hp
- Engines
- 3126 Cat's
I will be starting down this rabbit hole very soon. Our boat trips the newly updated power poles with the GFCI outlets...
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Got a couple hours to troubleshoot. I followed @hughespat57 directions, but I couldn't isolate the problem to a single circuit/breaker.
Knowing that my main AC unit was the one thing that stopped working at the same time as this problem started, I decided to unwire the Compressor/blower unit from the the control box. Once the neutral conductor from the control box was disconnected it was all most all back to normal...at least none of the remaining circuits caused the dock circuit breaker to trip.
However, I have a single pump for the two inside AC units and the share a pump trigger box. I had to leave the pump wires connected to the main salon AC control box, but the power wire were removed. If I disconnected those trigger wires, the pump wouldn't come on for the front AC. I think the trigger wires are mis-wired. I didn't have time to sort that out.
But at lease I have the battery charger going in case the pumps bilge pumps are needed.
Dave, curious what the resolution was. Was it the AC pump wires? But if so why did it work for a while?