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CRK925

Posted 6/10/2020 9:23 PM (#961166 - in reply to #961163)
Subject: Re: Help with weird boat issue

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If the hot was shorted to ground, the breaker would definitely pop.

What is likely happening is that there is a small knick in the hot side of the 120v AC going into the charger that is making contact with the boat. The current flows back to neutral as normal until you touch the boat, giving the hot a path to ground. If you touched it long enough, the breaker would pop.

I can also tell you this circuit is not a GFCI, because those monitor the current flowing from hot to neutral. Any imbalance causes the GFCI to trip. As a test, the charger could be plugged into a GFCI (outdoor, kitchen or bath outlet). If the GFCI pop, you have your solution. You make have to ground the boat out to make this happen. I would suggest a metal rod or a piece of wire and leather or heavy rubber gloves. Or your mother in law.

Edited by CRK925 6/10/2020 9:25 PM