#Shore converter install

Because the voltage is higher, the current is lower, and people use much smaller cables. You will not be able to find the cables you are used to(i.e., Marinco), here, except at EXORBITANT prices. Cables in Europe are expensive (connectors are not), and the quality is much lower than the cables in the US. The European connectors have (mostly) standardized on two sizes, so you will need both because you don't know what will be available on the pier you are assigned.Īlso, bring along a good length of outdoor extension cable from the US. Bring one Hubbel connector for the end of a cable from your shore power cable to the pier connection. In Europe you will have to buy a few standard adapters that cost less than 10 euros each, to make up pigtails to connect to your existing shore power cable. You can keep your existing socket and just change the internal leads to to to the transformer.

#Shore converter install

Regarding the shore power connections, these are easy if you install a transformer inside the boat. If you don't have any experience with 110/220 circuits, you should seek professional help, because doing it wrong could cause some 'excitement' on the boat. Installing an isolation transformer is not difficult, but it does weigh a bit, so you need to think carefully about where to install it, so that it is well supported. Eventually, I will install some 220v French outlets in the boat, because the xfmr produces both 110v and 220v output, and I already have a 220v bus inside the boat for my AC/heat. I purchased a Charles Industries 3.8kv isolation transformer that I used with 110v in the US, and then I re-wired it to accept 220v when we got to the Azores. My 43DS was delivered in the US with 110v wiring, and it is now in France, plugged into 220 shore power.