Is there a big problem with the wiring and circuit panel on my 1974 35mkii. I have original stuff mostly with glass amp rated fuses for circuits on the panel. All systems work fine. Haven’t noticed any issues yet
On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 4:38 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Not directly applicable to our C&C original electrical systems, which seem > to use either switches + glass fuses (like our 35-2), or early style > breakers, but just to be aware that there are now breakers that look > exactly like regular rocker switches, with or without an LED light inside. > The newer BlueSea 4322 panels that I am using have these, and they are made > by Carling, like most of the BlueSea breakers. They come only in 15A > rating, but Carling does make other values as well, so one could swap them > out. For the few circuits where the wire size does not support 15A (like > the long masthead and bow light runs, where 15A would necessitate 12ga > wire), I am will be wiring through a small ATO fuse block after the > breakers to protect the wire. > > This is the panel, and the individual breakers look like standard rocker > switches. > > https://www.bluesea.com/products/4322/Water-Resistant_Circuit_Breaker_Switch_Panel_-_Gray_6_Positions > > This is the actual breaker used: > > https://www.mouser.ca/datasheet/2/65/C1005B_from_Thermal_Catalog-1776146.pdf > > -- > Shawn Wright > [email protected] > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 9:27 AM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Depends. If they look like little "coffee pot" switches then they are >> just switches. If they look more like a breaker and are mount with the >> operator through a hole in the panel with 2 screws o either side then it >> is a breaker. If it is a breaker then loosening the screws and removing >> the unit will reveal an amperage marking. If it is a switch then the >> breaker is elsewhere. My 37+ has a switch panel that makes a very clean >> and compact power distribution panel. Behind the panel is a row of >> breakers and terminal boards that provide the over current protection. >> I'll share pics off list. >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 12:19 David Knecht via CnC-List < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I always tell my students, “there are no dumb questions”, but this is >>> one where I really should already know the answer. For some reason, I got >>> it in my head that the switches on my panel were circuit breakers. I don’t >>> think I have ever had one pop, and I realized the other day that none of >>> them are labelled with an amperage. So now I am wondering if they are just >>> on/off switches. I have looked online and see that you can buy similar >>> panel switches that incorporate a circuit breaker and those are labelled >>> with the amperage. So are these breakers or switches? If switches, how >>> are the original panel circuits fused or maybe the question should be, how >>> are they supposed to be fused? Thanks- Dave >>> >>> David Knecht >>> S/V Aries >>> 1990 C&C 34+ >>> New London, CT >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >>> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >>> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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