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Ten Deadly Conditions to Check for in Your Boat's Electrical System - Part 2
In the September newsletter, 1 through 5 of the ten deadly conditions were presented (link to previous article). Deadly conditions 6 through...
October 19, 2009
Preventing Hazardous Ground Faults on Boats
Standard circuit protection may not guard against two ground fault hazards in marine AC circuits: AC electric power leakage from boats into...
September 17, 2007
Grounding and Circuit Protection for Inverters and Battery Chargers
Battery chargers, inverters, and inverter/chargers form an electrical bridge between a boat's AC and DC systems. When installing these devic...
October 19, 2006
Ten Deadly Conditions to Check for in Your Boat's Electrical System - Part 1
Blue Sea Systems’ engineering department has identified 10 conditions that, when present in your boat’s electrical system, can cause ser...
September 15, 2006
Common Switching Applications
The wiring diagrams presented below are for several common switching applications that you may want to wire through your WeatherDeck™ ...
February 15, 2006
Navigation Light Switching for Vessels Under 20 Meters
The possible switch configurations for navigation lights vary greatly depending on the vessel size, type, and purpose. This article addresse...
January 25, 2005
Organizing the Tangle of Wires on My Boat's Battery Terminal
Project Description As a boat's electrical system grows, more and more large cables seem to find their way onto the battery terminals. This ...
August 14, 2002
The Case for Cut-Off Switches
Commonly, shipboard devices like windlasses and inverters are installed with fuse protection in their DC supply lines as is appropriate. Wha...
March 07, 2002