skipperhub
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This is not exactly about electronics. Its a subject that boggles my mind but I have a question about the effects of, I guess what you would call "stray electrical currents" on boats where defective shore power hookups are involved. I understand that improper grounding etc can cause accelerated deterioration of the zinc/aluminum sacrificial anodes on boats in close proximity of the boat with the improper grounding, such as at a marina.
I noticed a forty footer with it's shore power cable handing in the water for a good six or more feet before it climbed up to the 30 amp receptical on the dock.
Would this be a source of problems for other boats? Assuming that the insulation is intact and the wire guage is correct, does the hanging wire negatively affect the safety factor of correct grounding? Would this not create a potential hazzard when it is in close proximity to the fuel dock?
Or am I , after all, barking up the wrong piling.
Hub
I noticed a forty footer with it's shore power cable handing in the water for a good six or more feet before it climbed up to the 30 amp receptical on the dock.
Would this be a source of problems for other boats? Assuming that the insulation is intact and the wire guage is correct, does the hanging wire negatively affect the safety factor of correct grounding? Would this not create a potential hazzard when it is in close proximity to the fuel dock?
Or am I , after all, barking up the wrong piling.
Hub