1994-2000 Four Winns Vista 238 258 278 Boat Service Owners Manual

Air Conditioner -TheAIR CONDITIONER circuit breaker
supplies power to the air conditioner. Dual Dockside is
installedonFourWinns278modelswiththisoption.     Refer
to Section I-3 Air Conditioning in this  manual for more
information.
DO NOT use a two-wire adaptor to connect to a
three-wire system. These adapters do not pro-
videadequategrounding.
Alcohol/Electric Stove -The RANGE circuit breaker must
be activated to supply power to the alcohol/electric stove
on the 278 model. Refer to Section I-1 Galley Equipment
in this manual for more information.
Shore power connection procedure is as follows:
1.
2.
Turn off the boat’s main breaker switch before con-
necting or disconnecting the shore power cable.
Battery Charger - The battery charger is controlled by a
circuit breaker on  the AC electrical panel  in the cabin
labeled BATTERY CHARGER or CHARGER/OUTLET.
With dockside  power  connected and  the  BATTERY
CHARGER circuit breaker on, the charger will  convert
Connect shore power  cable at the boat  first, then
connect it to dockside shore power outlet.
NOTICE
Alwaysconnectthecordtothepowerinletrecep-
tacle of the boat before making connections to
the shore power source.
120
voltAC power to 12 volt DC power.
Alwaysusebatteryselectorswitchposition“1”or“2”when
AC power is supplied to the battery charger.
3.
4.
Check for reversed polarity. If the reversed polarity
light is activated, immediately disconnect the shore
power cord. See Section E-8c Reverse Polarity Indi-
cator.
NOTICE
If a 120 (220) volt  battery charger is used, be
sure the neutral lead of the charger is isolated
from the ground or bonding circuit. Be sure the
battery charger  is of  the type  which properly
senses battery requirements and does not over-
charge or cause the electrolyte to boil.
To disconnect shore power, turn off the main breaker
switch on theAC electrical panel and disconnect the
power cord from the shore power dockside recep-
tacle first. Then, disconnect the cord from the boat.
Microwave - The MICROWAVE breaker must be ON to
supply power to the microwave on the 278 model.  The
microwave on the 238 and 258 models is protected by
theOUTLETbreaker.
NOTICE
Always disconnect the shore power cord from
the dockside first before disconnecting from the
boat.
Receptacles - The OUTLET circuit breaker supply power
to all receptacles (except the microwave and refrigerator
on the 278 model).
B.   120 VoltAC Equipment
All 12 volt  equipment is isolated from the  120 volt AC
system (except the refrigerator  which is dual voltage).
Appropriately labeled circuit breakers protect the micro-
wave,charger,receptacles,andelectricwaterheater.The
receptacles can be used  for 120 volt (220 volts on 50
Hertzmodels)householdappliances.   Refertothefollow-
inglistforinformationonappliancesandotherequipment.
Most receptacle circuits are capable of handling 15 am-
peres.  Refer to Table III for a list of equipment and the
electricalcurrentsusuallyrequiredtooperatetheseitems.
For 220 volt, 50 Hertz models, divide all of  the current
ratings below by 2.  Usually,  the power requirement is
specified on  the electrical  item.   This is  only an  ap-
proximation of the electric current usage normally experi-
enced.
NOTICE
OnearlierVistamodels,therefrigeratoroperated
on 12 Volt DC system only.  With shore power
on, the battery charger supplies power for the 12
volt system and maintains charge on the batter-
ies.  On later models, the refrigerator is set up
for both  systems.
Vista Owners  Manual
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