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Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible

Name: Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible
Author: John C. Payne
ISBN: 9781574092424

by John C. Payne

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Overview

Here at last is the long awaited third edition of the world's most comprehensive electrical and electronics handbook for sailors. More and more boaters are buying and relying on electronic and electrical devices aboard their boats, but few are aware of proper installation procedures or how to safely troubleshoot these devices if they go on the blink.

Now you can find all the information you need in this one complete handbook. The author has put together a concise, useful, and thoroughly practical guide explaining in detail how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot all the electrical and electronic systems on a boat. This new edition is fully updated and contains information on battery capacity, charging systems, wiring, lightning and corrosion protection, radar, autopilots, VHP and SSB radios, short-wave communications, GMDSS, GPS, EPIRBs and much more. The book is illustrated with hundreds of informative charts, wiring diagrams and graphs.

Synopsis

More and more sailors and powerboaters are buying and relying on electronic and electric devices aboard their boats, but few are aware of proper installation procedures or how to safely troubleshoot these devices if they go on the blink.

Cruising World

The easy-to-follow reference handbook advises, with diagrams, how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot onboard electrical or electronic systems.

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Sail Magazine

"Electrical problems are not an inevitable part of cruising and racing. An acceptable level of reliability is possible, and in fact is necessary,' says author John Payne. His Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible will help you achieve this reliability with detailed information on selecting, installing, maintaining and troubleshooting all the electrical and electronic systems on your boat. The information is presented in classic textbook style, accompanied by tables, graphs, and wiring diagrams to make the information easy to find and understand. Each chapter is dedicated to a system, which is explained and thoroughly analyzed. This new edition is fully updated to include modern systems and new technologies"--SAIL

nnn Cruising World

This new edition is expanded to include advances in marine electronics, including the Internet, email, GMDSS, and updated radio frequencies. The easy-to-follow reference handbook advises, with diagrams, how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot onboard electrical or electronic systems. It includes a three-language electrical glossary, a worldwide service directory, and a listing of marine electrical suppliers.

Practical Sailor

The Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible by John Payne differs from most other treatments of this important topic in its outline format. There s very little theory or long digressions; as Sgt. Friday s sidekick used to say: Just the facts, ma'am. The troubleshooting guides are valuable. Includes AC and DC systems, plus most electronic equipment. A handy reference.

Cruising World

The easy-to-follow reference handbook advises, with diagrams, how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot onboard electrical or electronic systems.

Booknews

A guide for sailors and powerboaters, who are increasingly relying on electronic and electrical gadgets aboard their boats. Explains how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot the devices and systems used. Includes many drawings, diagrams, and charts. Updated from the 1993 edition to include information on the Internet, email, the GMDSS distress call sequence, updated radio frequencies, and other features. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

nnn Cruising World

The easy-to-follow reference handbook advises, with diagrams, how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot onboard electrical or electronic systems.