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Hi everyone,
Thank you everyone for bearing with my beginner questions... I of course have another!
I'm looking at the fancy Blue Sea distribution panels. I've got the following circuits that will need breakers:
1. VHF
2. Depth finder
3. "Cigarette lighter" outlet
4. Nav lights (stern, side)
5. Steaming/masthead light
6. Anchor light
7. Forward deck light
So it looks like I'll need an 8-breaker panel: BLUE SEA 8385 BREAKER PANEL DC 8 POS
I have a couple of questions:
a. The Blue Sea page bluesea.com indicates that the panel comes with 6 15A breakers. The equipment won't be pulling anywhere near 15A though, should I get lower-amperage breakers? They cost $35 a piece though for 5A, and the Blue Sea documentation says that 15A is fantastic for all circuits
b. Is it typical to dedicate a switch to the "cigarette lighter" outlet? Or just fuse the outlet and always leave it powered on?
Thank you everyone for bearing with my beginner questions... I of course have another!
I'm looking at the fancy Blue Sea distribution panels. I've got the following circuits that will need breakers:
1. VHF
2. Depth finder
3. "Cigarette lighter" outlet
4. Nav lights (stern, side)
5. Steaming/masthead light
6. Anchor light
7. Forward deck light
So it looks like I'll need an 8-breaker panel: BLUE SEA 8385 BREAKER PANEL DC 8 POS
I have a couple of questions:
a. The Blue Sea page bluesea.com indicates that the panel comes with 6 15A breakers. The equipment won't be pulling anywhere near 15A though, should I get lower-amperage breakers? They cost $35 a piece though for 5A, and the Blue Sea documentation says that 15A is fantastic for all circuits
b. Is it typical to dedicate a switch to the "cigarette lighter" outlet? Or just fuse the outlet and always leave it powered on?