Operator`s manual

Admirals Panel
General
The manually-controlled Admirals Panel is equipped with a Key
Switch and an RPM gauge with an ELAPSED
TIME
meter which measures the engine's running time in HOURS and in 1/10 hours. The panel also includes
a water temperature gauge which indicates water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (WATER
0 F), an oil
pressure gauge which measures the engine's oil pressure
in pounds per square inch (OIL PSI), and a DC
control circuit voltage gauge which measures the system's voltage
(VOLTS). All gauges are illuminated when
the key switch is turned
ON and remain illuminated while the engine is in operation. The panel also contains
two rubber-booted push buttons, one for PREHEAT and one for
START.
1. Key Switch: The Key Switch provides power only to the instrument cluster. Refer to the "STOPPING
PROCEDURE"
section of this manual, page 41.
2. PREHEAT: The PREHEAT button activates the alternator's exciter, the engine's glow plugs, and bypas-
ses the engine's protective oil pressure switch.
In addition, this button is energizes the START button.
3. SIABI: The START button, when pressed, energizes the starter's solenoid which cranks the engine.
This button will
not operate electrically unless the PREHEAT button is pressed and held at the same
time.
37 Westerbeke Diesel Engines