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Maintenance. Electrical system
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3. Protective earth cables for radio, navigation
equipment, rudder, bathing steps etc., or other
equipment which uses protective earthing, shall
be connected to a common earthing point which
is not connected to the engine or reverse gear.
IMPORTANT! The engine and reverse gear
must never be used as earth planes.
4. The starter battery shall have a main switch on
the positive (+) side of the battery. The main
switch must disconnect all loads and shall be
switched off when the boat is not used.
5. If an extra auxiliary battery is used, a main switch
(1) must be connected between the auxiliary
battery positive (+) pole and the fuse box for the
boat’s electrical equipment. The main switch must
disconnect all loads connected to the auxiliary
battery and shall be switched off when the loads
are not used.
All equipment connected to the aux-
iliary battery shall have separate switches.
A charge splitter (optional) should be installed to
charge two independent battery circuits from the
standard alternator.
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