That is apparently what someone did in the past. They separated the AC and DC panels, updated them and enclosed them with boxes. The problem is they placed the ground post for the DC circuit on the back side of the panel - almost in the middle. Then they sized the wiring to fit. So, my 20+ circuits are OK on the positive because they run to the breakers, but the black wires all terminate into a single (central) post. There's little room for a bus bar, and if there were, the wiring is not long enough to reach it. My option is to splice a bit of wire onto just about all the lines to reach a bus bar. I think I'd rather have the single post than a bunch of splices.
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Boyer via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:12 PM Subject: Stus-List 1976 C&C 38 Electrical Panel The AC and DC should be on completely separate panels and the AC panel and wiring should have an enclosure to prevent inadvertent contact (per ABYC). You can always add a short length to the wire (on the DC side) so that you can reach a terminal. I am not endorsing what a PO may have done, but I am in the process of straightening out all my wiring behind the panels and organizing them so that future repairs and additions are simpler to make. I have 26 DC circuits on my hinged electrical panel with a few circuit breakers handling multiple equipment (mostly cabin lights that are ganged together). Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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