- and Measuring Voltage Drop 2 Testing Batteries, Charging Systems, and Starter Circuits,
- Catalysts for Change
- Conductance Battery Tester
- Diagnostic Meter
- Value and Utility
- 3 Testing Continuity and Tracing Circuits
- Tone-Generating Circuit Tracer
- Alphanumeric Time Domain Reflectometer
- Value and Utility
- Impedance, and Frequency 4 Testing AC and Grounding Systems for Polarity, Voltage Drop,
- The SureTest Circuit Analyzer
- Value and Utility
- 5 Temperature Monitoring as a Diagnostic Aid
- Infrared Heat-Sensing Gun
- Other Uses for Temperature Monitoring
- Value and Utility
- 6 Using Power Factor to Determine Energy Efficiency
- Understanding Power Factor
- Improving Your Power Factor
- Determining Power Consumption
- PART 1:ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TROUBLESHOOTING
- 1 Marine Troubleshooting the Modern Way
- Finding Your Way
- Electrics versus Electronics
- Basic Troubleshooting Steps
- Using a Power Analyzer vii
- Value and Utility
- 7 Analyzing Harmonic Distortion
- Do You Need a Scope?
- AC Loads
- Harmonic Distortion
- Value and Utility
- 8 Using a Laptop for Intermittent Problems
- Laptop Link-Ups
- Real-World Examples
- Interference 9 Testing for Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency
- Understanding Electromagnetic Interference
- Standards and Regulations
- Common Sources and Victims of Interference
- Tools of the Trade
- 10 Testing for Residual Current and Isolating Its Sources
- AC Leakage from Appliances
- Using a Clamp-On AC Leak Tester
- AC Leakage from Degraded Insulation
- Using a Megohmmeter
- Value and Utility
- 11 A Basic Corrosion Survey
- Tools of the Trade
- Underwater Metal Corrosion and Protection Basics
- Conducting a Corrosion Survey
- 12 Grounding Systems
- Lightning Protection
- Grounding to Minimize RFI Effects
- Comparing ABYC and NMEA Grounding Standards
- Troubleshooting Redux
- AND TROUBLESHOOTING PART 2:MARINE ELECTRONICS INSTALLATION
- 13 Electronic Equipment Installation Guidelines
- Ergonomics
- Watertight Integrity
- Thermal Limits
- Power Supply
- Guidelines Summary
- and Radar 14 Installing Communications and Position-Finding Systems
- Communications Systems
- Position-Finding Systems
- Radar
- 15 Installing Depth Sounders, Weather Systems, and Autopilots
- Depth Sounders
- Wind- and Weather-Monitoring Instruments
- Autopilots
- 16 Coaxial Cable and Antennas
- Coaxial Cable Basics
- Choosing Coax for Marine Applications
- Installing Coaxial Cable
- VHF Antennas
- SSB Antennas
- Satellite Television and Radio Antennas
- Cell Phone Antennas
- Radar Antennas
- 17 Onboard Networks
- Network Types
- NMEA
- Troubleshooting
- The Future of Onboard Power Distribution
- Closing Thoughts