Battery stacking
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:33 pm
I plan to move the only battery [on a MONTAUK 17] to the console [from the usual location at the transom]. I also plan to re-wire the MONTAUK 17.
I will throw out the old console floor and strap the battery directly to the deck. Then, I will use KING StarBoard sheet material to make a new [console shelf] with cutout for the battery.
I will make a wiring diagram to avoid screw-ups.
I want [the revisions to the console and the new wiring to] look as clean as possible.
In regards to “Stacking” on the battery: As drawn presently there are three “things” stacked on the battery:
—the engine starting cables,
—the solar charge controller to keep the batteries topped off, and
—the circuit breaker to the house fuse box for lamps and accessories.
Q1: Is [the stacking of things described above] correct?
Or should these three things be led differently?
ASIDE: I bought battery cables from http://www.genuinedealz.com
Q2: is Blue Sea Systems 285 Series Circuit Breaker necessary if I plan to hook up all accessories up to the Blade ATO/ATC Fuse Blocks?
Q3: should [the circuit breaker be rated for] 50-Amperes?
Q4: Is a 30-Ampere circuit breaker sufficient?
The only accessories I have are lamps and [pump].
In the future I will install a VHF [Marine Band Radio, a music player, amplifier, and loudspeakers,] and a [chart plotter].
Any advice on this project would be appreciated. Thanks.
I will throw out the old console floor and strap the battery directly to the deck. Then, I will use KING StarBoard sheet material to make a new [console shelf] with cutout for the battery.
I will make a wiring diagram to avoid screw-ups.
I want [the revisions to the console and the new wiring to] look as clean as possible.
In regards to “Stacking” on the battery: As drawn presently there are three “things” stacked on the battery:
—the engine starting cables,
—the solar charge controller to keep the batteries topped off, and
—the circuit breaker to the house fuse box for lamps and accessories.
Q1: Is [the stacking of things described above] correct?
Or should these three things be led differently?
ASIDE: I bought battery cables from http://www.genuinedealz.com
Q2: is Blue Sea Systems 285 Series Circuit Breaker necessary if I plan to hook up all accessories up to the Blade ATO/ATC Fuse Blocks?
Q3: should [the circuit breaker be rated for] 50-Amperes?
Q4: Is a 30-Ampere circuit breaker sufficient?
The only accessories I have are lamps and [pump].
In the future I will install a VHF [Marine Band Radio, a music player, amplifier, and loudspeakers,] and a [chart plotter].
Any advice on this project would be appreciated. Thanks.