Dual Circuit Battery Switch

[alaska_av8r]

I need to confirm the difference between a dual circuit battery switch versus a single circuit battery switch?

I assume a single circuit has one lead from battery as input and one lead going downstream as output?

Dual circuit has one battery input lead with two downstream leads??

my DC side of the house has two leads from the batteries going to the C/B panel, therefore I need a dual circuit switch?

thanks
tim

 

[PondTunes]

Re: Dual Circuit Battery Switch

A dual circuit setup has TWO input and TWO output leads..

Typical installation would connect battery #1 to the engine and battery #2 to the house loads or a trolling motor.

Switching the switch to OFF disconnects both batteries at the same time.

See the following link for a graphical representation (at the very bottom)
http://bluesea.com/files/resources/instructions/5510e_web_version.pdf


As far as needing a dual circuit switch unless you have TWO sources you should be fine with a standard single circuit setup, just connect the input to one terminal and the two loads to the other.

 

[alaska_av8r]

Re: Dual Circuit Battery Switch

thanks pondtunes....that helps finalize my wiring..