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Museum Submarine Discussion / USS Marlin Shore Power
« on: June 03, 2015, 11:01:59 PM »
Howdy all-
We at Freedom Park are trying to restore shore power to the USS Marlin but are having a tough time understanding how it is wired. We have the manuals but they do not once reference a voltage in regards to the shore power input. That is another interesting element- the sub has a real shore power connection that feeds an AC switch board- while underway it is driven by a MG set. What is intersting is that prior to Bill Lee passing, he was convinced that the boat ran off a 3 phase 120 volt system by linking three transformers together. When I open the box however and examine the blue prints, the wires are color coded as black, white, and red; which to me indicates a split phase 240 system (120v phase to neutral). Has anyone got any ideas or seen something odd like this? To me it is looking more like a 240 system and that Bill was incorrect.
Peter
We at Freedom Park are trying to restore shore power to the USS Marlin but are having a tough time understanding how it is wired. We have the manuals but they do not once reference a voltage in regards to the shore power input. That is another interesting element- the sub has a real shore power connection that feeds an AC switch board- while underway it is driven by a MG set. What is intersting is that prior to Bill Lee passing, he was convinced that the boat ran off a 3 phase 120 volt system by linking three transformers together. When I open the box however and examine the blue prints, the wires are color coded as black, white, and red; which to me indicates a split phase 240 system (120v phase to neutral). Has anyone got any ideas or seen something odd like this? To me it is looking more like a 240 system and that Bill was incorrect.
Peter