Thread: Tahiti SUCKS
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Default Tahiti SUCKS

On Jun 15, 11:14 pm, "Edgar" wrote:
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oups.com...

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. The docks here, as everywhere but

the US, I guess, are wired with 220 volts, so we had to track down the
appropriate transformer...then it blew the dock circuit breaker every
time we turned on our "AC in" breaker.


How big was that transformer? I am about to fit one to my boat for the same
reason and was wondering about the initial peak load while it builds up its
flux. Mine is 2kw capacity but it was supplied with a condenser which the
makers say should be put across the input terminls to reduce the load on
startup..


Hi Edgar,
Mine is 3000 watts, works great but gets a bit warm. The 2kw should
work fine, however, unless you have the washing machine, jacuzzi pump,
hair dryer and iron all plugged in and on... :0)

Mike