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Electrical System
Notice:
Current is supplied to the automatic switches
for the bilge pumps and high water alarm when
the batteries are connected and the battery
switches are o.
6.4 Remote Battery Switch Panel
Each battery switch is controlled by a switch in
the battery switch panel located on the aft head
compartment bulkhead. A red light in each switch
will illuminate to indicate that the battery the
switch it controls is now on. When the battery
switch is turned o, the red light may not turn o
immediately or will slowly fade out if there are no
loads present on the system. This is normal as the
capacitors in the system drain.
Engine
Remotely activates the port and starboard en-
gine battery switches. Slide the label down and
press the top of the switch to activate the battery
switches. Slide the label up and press the bottom
of the switch to turn the battery switches o.
House
Remotely activates the House battery switch. Slide
the label down and press the top of the switch to
activate the battery switch. Slide the label up and
press the bottom of the switch to turn the battery
switch o.
Notice:
The remote battery switch panel is always
supplied power whenever the house battery
bank is connected.
Notice:
The manual overrides on the battery switches
completely bypass the remotely activated
switches when the switches are manually
activated. The circuits cannot be turned o
using the remote battery switches if the
battery switches have been activated by the
manual switches.
6.5 Parallel Switch & Dead Batteries
Dead Engine Starting Battery
A digital switch in the helm touch screen display ac-
tivates the circuit that connects the engine starting
batteries in parallel for extra battery power while
starting the engines. When the switch is pressed,
a relay is engaged that connects the engine starting
Battery Switches On Panel In Head Compartment
batteries. When the switch is pressed again, the
relay is deactivated and the batteries are isolated.
To connect the batteries in parallel to start the en-
gines, make sure both engine battery switches are
on, then press the EMERG PARALLEL switch on the
display and start each engine. Once the engines
have started and systems have stabilized, press
the EMERG PARALLEL switch again to deactivate
the relay and isolate the engine batteries.
Dead House Battery Bank
In the event of a dead house battery bank, there
are a couple options:
• If at the dock, simply plug in the shore power
and operate the battery charger to recharge
the house batteries.
• If at sea, start one or both engines. Once an
engine is running, the alternator and ACR cir-
cuit will charge the house batteries. Operating
both engines will recharge the house batteries
much quicker. The batteries will continue to be
charged until the engine or engines are shut-
down, isolating the house battery bank from
the engine batteries.
Notice:
If a battery is fully discharged/dead for a
lengthy period, it may become permanently
damaged and will not be able to hold a charge.
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