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Articles - DC and AC Circuit Wiring


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
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