MJM Yachts 36z Express - Manual (Page 21)

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BUT,!there!are!other!3!ways!to!get!going!again!in!the!above!extreme!case.!!In!each!method!below,!start!with!House!and!
Engine!battery!switches!OFF!and!the!EEP!Switch!OFF.!Then!after!turning!the!House!Battery!Switch!ON:!
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A.!!!Boost!the!port!engine!battery!with!the!starboard!engine!alternator!&!battery.!!!!
Turn!the!Starboard!Engine!battery!switch!ON!(Not!the!Port!Engine!or!EEP!switch).!Up!on!deck,!turn!the!Starboard!Engine!
ignition!switch!ON.!!Wait!until!the!engine!display!shows!data.!Then!START!the!Starboard!Engine.!With!that!alternator!now!
charging!batteries!as!evidenced!by!voltage!climbing,!go!belowdecks!and!first!push!the!EEP!switch!ON.!Then!turn!the!Port!
Engine!Battery!Switch!ON.!!Then!up!on!deck,!turn!the!Port!Engine!Ignition!Switch!ON.!Check!to!see!that!the!voltage!on!each!
engine!display!is!reading!above!12!volts!and!climbing.!!If!so,!START!the!Port!Engine.!!!
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B.!!Charge!with!the!Genset!
Turn!the!Genset!ON!and!be!sure!it's!showing!a!charge!by!rising!voltage!over!the!House!DC!Panel.!!!Turn!the!EEP!switch!ON.!
Turn!both!Engine!Battery!switches!ON.!!Turn!Engine!Ignition!switches!ON.!!Insure!good!voltage!readings!on!the!Engine!Data!
Displays.!!Start!engines.!!With!the!engines!now!charging!through!alternators,!you!can!shutdown!the!Generator.!!!!!
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C.!!Combine!the!House!Battery!with!the!Port!Engine!Battery!
On!recent!boats!(see!below)!use!the!yellow!rotating!knob!with!a!push!button!center!labelled!"Port!Engine!Remote!(PER)!
Switch"!on!top!of!a!small!black!box.!On!the!40z!it!is!located!on!the!starboard!bulkhead!inside!the!systems!compartment!
under!the!pilothouse!hatch.!!See!below.!
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Starting!with!all!ignition!and!battery!switches!OFF!again.!Turn!the!House!Battery!and!Engine!Battery!switches!ON!(not!the!
EEP!switch).!Then!go!into!the!central!pilothouse!hatch!and!push!the!yellow!button!on!top!of!!the!PER!switch!down!until!it!
clicks!in!place.!Proceed!with!turning!the!Engine!Ignition!switches!ON.!Check!for!equal,!good!voltage!on!the!Engine!
Displays.!!START!the!engines.!
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WARNING:!!!The!above!procedures!may!get!you!going!for!a!short!run,!but!don't!be!complacent!about!it.!Too!much!on!the!
boat!depends!on!both!batteries!functioning!properly.!!Lower!voltage!in!one!engine!start!battery!than!the!other!indicates!a!
problem!with!the!charging!system!or!a!bad!battery.!!Monitor!closely!and!rectify!immediately!if!the!problem!persists.!!
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