TinBoats.net
The original aluminum boat site!
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Blog
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Boats
Electrical
fused switch panel - trying to make a decision
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support TinBoats.net:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Bob Landry" data-source="post: 250750" data-attributes="member: 7025"><p>The 150A buss bar will be fine. That lets you run a heavy wire to it from battery neg and than attach all of the grounds from your devices to the bar putting all of the grounds together. I think some switch panels may have ground bars, but if they do, they will be small and difficult to work with when you start attaching multiple leads to them. Plus, there's no need to since you are only switching 12V.</p><p></p><p>I hadn't thought about losing the shut-down routines on the FFs, but that makes sense. There's no need to run them off of a switch anyway. Go directly to your fuse block and come off of it with a 3A inline fuse or whatever the manufacturer says to use and all is protected.</p><p></p><p>I think you are on the right track. Electrical is one area where it really has to be right and you can do that either the first or the second time. Nothing disrupts a fun day on the water, or a trip home faster than an electrical problem. 12V stuff is really simple and if you do it right, you'll never have to worry about it again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Landry, post: 250750, member: 7025"] The 150A buss bar will be fine. That lets you run a heavy wire to it from battery neg and than attach all of the grounds from your devices to the bar putting all of the grounds together. I think some switch panels may have ground bars, but if they do, they will be small and difficult to work with when you start attaching multiple leads to them. Plus, there's no need to since you are only switching 12V. I hadn't thought about losing the shut-down routines on the FFs, but that makes sense. There's no need to run them off of a switch anyway. Go directly to your fuse block and come off of it with a 3A inline fuse or whatever the manufacturer says to use and all is protected. I think you are on the right track. Electrical is one area where it really has to be right and you can do that either the first or the second time. Nothing disrupts a fun day on the water, or a trip home faster than an electrical problem. 12V stuff is really simple and if you do it right, you'll never have to worry about it again. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Boats
Electrical
fused switch panel - trying to make a decision
Top