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Switch panel and bus bar questions, need a bit of help!
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 420067" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>Cable goes through the boot, then the cable ring connector is attached to the post. Serves to somewhat protect it against elements and stops items from contacting it that could bridge a connection, say a wrench used to remove a nut off the positive post of a nearby battery. If the wrench hit a +pos to a -neg post anytime, there'd be a big spark like in welding, as ALL the amps in the battery dumped through the wrench.</p><p></p><p>I still don't see the need for such a post on smaller boats, the most I ever used on one were for the battery & OB cable leads, then smaller ground wiring like stern light, 2 stern bilge pumps, livewell/washdown pump, and stern 12VDC aux power socket.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 420067, member: 15636"] Cable goes through the boot, then the cable ring connector is attached to the post. Serves to somewhat protect it against elements and stops items from contacting it that could bridge a connection, say a wrench used to remove a nut off the positive post of a nearby battery. If the wrench hit a +pos to a -neg post anytime, there'd be a big spark like in welding, as ALL the amps in the battery dumped through the wrench. I still don't see the need for such a post on smaller boats, the most I ever used on one were for the battery & OB cable leads, then smaller ground wiring like stern light, 2 stern bilge pumps, livewell/washdown pump, and stern 12VDC aux power socket. [/QUOTE]
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