more electrical fusing questions

[bob johnson]

I have to wire my boat.. I got the center console and have to install it myself, it came with three switches and a small blade fuse terminal block.

I was going to find a BREAKER panel to use as my on off switching and to be able to reset , with out trying to climb under the console and pull blown fuses and replace!!

but the idea of a breaker as the ON-OFF switch doesnt follow most electrical wiring...doesnt happen in the house!!

I dont want to spend double ...the whole project is costing a lot already.

I think now ideally i would like a row of water proof rocker on -off switches...wired to a fuse panel.

with blade type fuses... that ill mount up under the console on the far side so it isnt so hard to see and reach.

but I cant find a panel with rockers , that doesnt come as a fuse panel or a breaker panel combination.

I want just a row of on -off switches...

I found them individually!! but even then...they are not ON-OFF they are on - on......on -off -on...they are momentary on-off-on

first question how and when is a momentary on/off/on switch used?

second what do you guys think of a breaker switch panel as the source for turning something on or off...like a fish finder or nav lights, or a bilge pump??

I will have maybe 8 circuits total..

if i grease the blade type fuses will they remain water resistant??? it would be rare that they get hit with saltwater spray...but they will be in a salt water invorment...misty conditions often.

I can find "waterproof" breaker and fuse switch panels...but I havent read that the fuse blocks were water proof.

I dont want the old tube-glass fuses....that some panels come with..i have them now on my other boat... they corrode and sometimes they dont twist and rotate easily to come out...and they loose connection often

so i like the breaker and or the automotive blade style fuses.

also...I will use a ground terminal bklock as well...is it true that I dont want to ground to the hull ???? always to a common ground circuit wired to the battery??

I need to get this stuff ordered and move forward!!!

if you know of sources..please list

thanks

bob

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: more electrical fusing questions

http://www.iboats.com/8_Position_Sl...18743657--**********.868448100--view_id.44302

Mom on-off-on switches are used for applications like tilt & trim.

 

[bob johnson]

Re: more electrical fusing questions

http://www.iboats.com/8_Position_Sl...18743657--**********.868448100--view_id.44302

Mom on-off-on switches are used for applications like tilt & trim.

those are the panels i DONT want..i have had them on other boats...the tube glass fuse!! under those circle caps under the rocker switches.

Id love to have that panel with out the fuses underneath..then wire them to a blade type fuse box.

I like the lighted rocker switches..lets me know what is on...and or if there is power to the circuit..

most of the individual contura rocker switches i have found are NOT illuminated.


bob

 

[Silvertip]

Re: more electrical fusing questions

Go here. If you can't find something that works for you you are being way too fussy.

http://www.greatlakesskipper.com/searchproducts.cfm

There is absolutely nothing wrong with using switch panels that have a circuit breaker function below the switch. You are dealing with low voltage wiring here so forget what you know about house wiring.

 

[fdmsiv]

Re: more electrical fusing questions

Take a look here

http://shop.genuinedealz.com/Contura Panel Switches/

I was in the same situation as you are. Here you can buy individual switches and mounting plates to make a custom sized group of switches. I wired my switches to this

http://bluesea.com/category/5/21/productline/126

I hate to say it but genuinedealz.com has the most unreal prices on wire, but be warned you will need quite a bit or wire and lots of connectors, make sure you are ready to crimp and heat shrink lots of connections.

 

[bob johnson]

Re: more electrical fusing questions

Take a look here

http://shop.genuinedealz.com/Contura Panel Switches/

I was in the same situation as you are. Here you can buy individual switches and mounting plates to make a custom sized group of switches. I wired my switches to this

http://bluesea.com/category/5/21/productline/126

I hate to say it but genuinedealz.com has the most unreal prices on wire, but be warned you will need quite a bit or wire and lots of connectors, make sure you are ready to crimp and heat shrink lots of connections.

I think this is what i will end up doing!

I dont want a double fused circuit!!, and i really hate those push in and turn long glass fuses. I use my boat in the winter mostly and it can be 0 degrees those platic parts dont work the same in those temps...if they dont break that is.

I was already considering that fuse panel you listed..my only worry was how corrosion resistant it is..

I need to find a blank panel for my rockers now!!!

bob