Boat Circuit Breaker Panel Wiring

From high current windlass fuses to common fuse blocks to panel mount circuit breakers.

Boat circuit breaker panel wiring.

They aren t involved with any switches or breakers they just provide a leg back to the negative side of the battery. Conductors to distribute the current. Focus on the circuit breaker or fuse and associated wires that are supplying the circuit you re have trouble with. Amazon links to products featured in this video.

Often integrated with the circuit breaker at the dc panel board. Full parts list below amazon electric section. Usa 6 way switch panel. This includes wiring as well as things like relays bus bars and power distribution points at the back of a primary battery switch for example.

All curated quality components we would use on our own boats. Https amzn to 2ziests australia 6 way. Figure 4 shows the back side of a typical panel board supplying dc circuits on an average boat. Note if you do not order circuit breakers in your boat switch panel you d need to insert a fuse block before the panel then individual conductors from each fuse to each panel we really recommend including circuit breakers in your panel if you have space it will really make your life easier installing and maintaining your new custom switch panel.

Once the negative is wired to the battery all other negative legs return to this bus. Inside the panel there are two buses a positive which the breakers or fuses are attached and a negative which is common to all circuits.