JumbleDuck
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Both my house bank (a grand term for two batteries) and my engine battery have 250A breakers.
Fuse in both +ve and -ve wires?
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Both my house bank (a grand term for two batteries) and my engine battery have 250A breakers.
zoidberg
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I'm making up and fitting battery cables, for engine start and for domestic services, and it seems the optimum routing for each pairing is 'red and black' run closely adjacent.
Each cable will be well clipped, but is there an expectation of physical separation more than a centimeter? Would cable ties in a figure-of-eight provide a needed separation?
Each cable will be well clipped, but is there an expectation of physical separation more than a centimeter? Would cable ties in a figure-of-eight provide a needed separation?
lw395
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You could use p-clips or cable cleats to properly secure the cables.
If neither cable is free to move, they are not going to chafe through each other's insulation.
In some applications, it's common to lash cables into a loom using lacing cord, this eliminates relative movement of cables.
Where I have been concerned by the red'n'black being next to each other is when both are being assaulted by such things as insecure batteries, locker lids, flexible bits of cabin sole, loose gear, crew members' big feet etc.
There is a balance between protecting the cables and hiding any damage which might happen.
ithet
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Ditto for my 2004 331. Two 100 amp mega fuses in the switched house circuit, as per the wiring diagram in the handbook. The wires have reference numbers and you can get the matching wiring schema from Beneteau.
PaulRainbow
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There is no expectation of separation, anymore than there is in any other DC wiring harness/loom.
Cable tie them together to form loom, then secure the loom.
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zoidberg
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Thanks yet again, all. I'll do that.
