Subject: R-21EC's shore power hookup
For the R-21EC's shore power hookup the only receptacle is the typical household 3-prong 110v plug. It's use is solely for the battery charger. The rest of the boats electrics run off 12v.
Many Marina's have shore power pedestals that require the typical Marino shore power cord and some even require a twist lock for the connection to the dockside power pedestal's connection. To accommodate this shore power connection for the R-21EC a 15 to 30amp adapter is required such as this http://www.marinco.com/en/s30-15.
For R-21EC owner, how inconvenient is the setup for you given you have no 110v outlets on the boat ?
I'm assuming if 110v is required one would employ a small 12v to 110v/60Hz inverter that can be plugged into a Cigarette lighter receptacle (the R-21EC seems to have but one of these alongside the Fusion radio as best I can fathom). This method for obtaining 110v can be used when on shore power and/or when underway presumably, right ?
I have a small 12v to 110v/60Hz inverter providing some 150watt output. I used it the other day on my car to charge up my iPhone 6+'s battery from 0% to 100%. It reached 80% in 2 hrs and 100% at around 3 hrs. There are other ways to charge mobile devices of course which use a Cigarette lighter to USB outlets, but from the past this method is extremely slow in recharging mobile devices.
My enquiry here to to try and understand how R-21EC owners get along with it's current 12v supply be it at the dock with shore power to charge the batteries only leaving the rest of the boat providing just 12v.
I suppose the male end of the 15amp power line to the R-21EC's battery charger socket could have a 1-to-3 adapter allowing one cable to the battery charger socket and the other two available for providing 110v. However, this means a tangle of wires/cables cluttering up the cockpit.
Thanks... 🙂
For the R-21EC's shore power hookup the only receptacle is the typical household 3-prong 110v plug. It's use is solely for the battery charger. The rest of the boats electrics run off 12v.
Many Marina's have shore power pedestals that require the typical Marino shore power cord and some even require a twist lock for the connection to the dockside power pedestal's connection. To accommodate this shore power connection for the R-21EC a 15 to 30amp adapter is required such as this http://www.marinco.com/en/s30-15.
For R-21EC owner, how inconvenient is the setup for you given you have no 110v outlets on the boat ?
I'm assuming if 110v is required one would employ a small 12v to 110v/60Hz inverter that can be plugged into a Cigarette lighter receptacle (the R-21EC seems to have but one of these alongside the Fusion radio as best I can fathom). This method for obtaining 110v can be used when on shore power and/or when underway presumably, right ?
I have a small 12v to 110v/60Hz inverter providing some 150watt output. I used it the other day on my car to charge up my iPhone 6+'s battery from 0% to 100%. It reached 80% in 2 hrs and 100% at around 3 hrs. There are other ways to charge mobile devices of course which use a Cigarette lighter to USB outlets, but from the past this method is extremely slow in recharging mobile devices.
My enquiry here to to try and understand how R-21EC owners get along with it's current 12v supply be it at the dock with shore power to charge the batteries only leaving the rest of the boat providing just 12v.
I suppose the male end of the 15amp power line to the R-21EC's battery charger socket could have a 1-to-3 adapter allowing one cable to the battery charger socket and the other two available for providing 110v. However, this means a tangle of wires/cables cluttering up the cockpit.
Thanks... 🙂