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hi everyone jeff cote here with

boatingtechtalk.com

we've got a question from a fellow

boater named gary who has an ocean

alexander

gary says jeff i'm installing an

isolation transformer on my boat i have

a 30 amp and 50 amp service on board

which make and model would you recommend

um well there's been a few developments

in this world

in the last few years ultimately

you want an isolation transformer that

is marine certified

in the past and we can certainly see

that in a lot of boats

charles industries was probably one of

the largest players

in that space they used to have a pretty

significant selections

of isolation transformers and i've seen

them aboard

all the high-end boats that being said

there are new players in the industry

and when you're buying an isolation

transformer you're probably going to

have it

you know it's going to be sometimes it's

hard to find what you want and sometimes

you're forced to

choose a product that is more readily

available from one of your local

suppliers

the challenge is with isolation

transformers is their weight

they're very very heavy and make sure as

well that they are certified

for abyc here in north america

especially

there are isolation transformers from

europe

of course it's a great area in north

america you know the codes are

more voluntary than mandatory so some

boat owners are certainly installing

these european isolation transformer

aboard their boats

they are but in terms of keep your boat

to code especially if your boat is here

in north america

i would make sure that the isolate

transformer that you end up purchasing

is um approved

to be installed in a marine environment

my go-to

choice is charles but that's not to say

it's the only one

just make sure it's a reputable sort of

manufacturer

and generally again like i said you're

probably going to have to choose one

from a supplier that has it locally

because otherwise

due to the weight shipping those units

can be

pretty cost prohibitive and sometimes

even here locally we end up choosing the

the isolate transformers that are

available rather than the isolation

transformer that we would choose

regardless of availability great project

by the way big fan of isolation

transformers every boater should have

one

the challenge that we all face is the

cost

the weight which is significant and also

the space it takes

but if we could magically make them tiny

like a galvanic isolator

all of us would have one on our boats or

should have one on our boat

so good on you to tackle that project

gary well done

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