equipment and instruments for
troubleshooting. See also
troubleshooting
advances in, 1
brands of, 1–2
choosing, 2
conductance battery tester, 4, 6
cost of, 1
data sampling intervals, 84
decisions about buying, 128
diagnostic meter, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
11
digital volt-ohmmeter
(DVOM), 7, 10, 11
gauss meter, 6, 91 – 92
infrared heat-sensing gun, 5, 7
laptop computers, 9, 10
oscilloscopes, 9, 10, 12
SureTest circuit analyzer, 8, 10,
11
time domain reflectometer
(TDR), 5, 7, 11, 12, 167, 194
transistor radio, 6, 90 – 91
websites, 201–2
equipment protecting device
(EPD).Seeground fault pro-
tection (GFP) device
ergonomics, 130–33, 131 , 132 , 138
Ethernet, 151, 190, 191, 193
Extech Instruments
heat-sensing gun, 61 , 62, 63 –64
high-resolution amp clamp,
117 , 118
megohmmeter, 99, 100 – 102
oscilloscope, 74
website, 201
extension probe, 97– 98
F
factor. Seecrest factor; power factor
false grounds, 48 – 50 , 51, 56
Fault Mapper TDR (AEMC), 38 ,
40– 42 , 44, 201
Federal Communications Commis-
sion (FCC), 88, 143, 183, 184
ferrites, 153– 54
Fluke 867B oscilloscope, 75
cost of, 74
FlukeView software, 84, 85
waveform analysis, 76 , 79–80, 81
website, 201
fluxgate compass, 147–48
fresh water vs. salt water, 94,
108–9, 111, 121
Furuno NavNet network, 190, 192
fuses, 54G
galvanic corrosion, 105, 106
galvanic isolators
location of, 114 , 115
purpose of, 105, 115
temperature and (ABYC Stan-
dard A-28), 65, 134
testing, 115 – 16
galvanic series of metals, 104, 105,
106, 109
gauss meter, 6, 91 – 92
gel-cell batteries, 15
generators, 8–9, 48, 49, 50 , 69, 76,
98, 101
Global Maritime Distress and
Safety System (GMDSS), 139,
141
global positioning system (GPS)
accuracy of, 148, 183
advances in technology of, 148
antenna installation, 147,
149 –50
DGPS, 148, 150
frequencies used by, 150
installation of, 148–50, 149 , 188
interference from TV antennas,
183
networking with other equip-
ment, 139, 141 , 150 , 151– 52 ,
156
RFI and, 150
Selective Availability (SA), 148
temperature and, 150–51
voltage and current require-
ments, 150
WAAS, 148, 150
ground fault circuit interrupter
(GFCI), 53, 54– 55 , 57
ground fault protection (GFP))
device, 53, 54– 55 , 57
grounding systems
ABYC and NMEA standards,
124–28, 126 , 127
AC and DC grounding systems,
49, 96
antennas, 177– 79 , 181–82
bonding systems, 105, 107 –8,
117, 118 , 121 , 122
lightning protection, 120–22,
121
purpose of, 120
residual current and, 96
RFI and, 122– 24
tracking DC stray current,
117 – 19ground loops, 123– 24 , 125, 127
grounds, false, 48 – 50 , 51, 56
H
harmonic distortion, 78 –82, 87
heat gun. Seeinfrared heat-sensing
gun
high-resolution amp clamp, 4, 103,
117 , 118
hull potential, 109 – 12 , 114
I
ICOM temperature guidelines,
134–35
Ideal Industries, 9, 201. See also
SureTest circuit analyzer (Ideal
Industries)
ignition protection, 64, 136
immobilized electrolyte batteries, 15
impedance
coaxial cable, 166, 167, 168–69
defined, 15
insulation breakdown, 98– 102
measurements, 52–53
troubleshooting tips, 53
inductance, 20, 123
inductive amp clamp, 30, 95
inductive loads, 78
infrared heat-sensing gun, 60– 61
battery terminal testing, 63 –64
cost of, 60
models, 60
operation of, 62–64, 63
specifications for, 61– 62
temperature monitoring appli-
cations, 52, 64–65, 82
troubleshooting with, 5, 7
value and utility of, 64, 65–66
ingress protection (IP) rating, 133,
134, 138
Inmarsat satellite communications
system, 145 , 146, 147
Installation Standards for Marine
Electronic Equipment Used on
Moderate-Sized Vessels
(NMEA), 196
Institute of Electrical and Electron-
ics Engineers (IEEE), 22
instruments. Seeequipment and
instruments for troubleshooting
insulation breakdown, 93, 98– 102
inTELLECT EXP-1000 diagnostic
meter (Midtronics). See
Midtronics inTELLECT
EXP-1000 diagnostic meter
intermittent problems, 83214 index