6.4 BATTERY BREAKER

Inside the crew cabin there is a panel which carries the lever switches of the batteries (battery breakers).
The battery breakers allow connecting, or cutting off, the batteries to/from their circuits.

• Service battery breaker switch
  This switch allows cutting in or out the service battery set.
• Auxiliaries service battery breakers
  This switch allows cutting in or out the auxiliaries service battery set.
• Service/Auxiliaries service battery parallel connection
  If the service batteries are flat or not sufficiently charged for provide electricity to the on board uses, the battery breaker allows the parallel connection between service battery set and the auxiliaries service battery set, thus enabling the ordinary use of the uses.
• Port and Starboard Engine battery breakers
  This switch allows cutting in or out the engines battery set.
• Generator battery breaker switch
  This switch allows cutting in or out the generator battery and is located in the stern area of the engine room.
• Direct devices breaker
  It allows you to insert or exclude the direct utilities such as bilge pumps and alarms.
• Bow thruster battery breaker (optional)
  If present, it enables or disables the power supply of the bow thruster.

DANGER

Always keep the main breaker for safety systems and gangways in the ON position. Only disconnect in the event of maintenance or a fault.

CAUTION

This connection must be activated only if the engine batteries are not sufficiently charged. The battery parallel connection switch, must be activated only with buttons connecting the service battery banks and the engine banks set to ON.

CAUTION

Never disconnect the battery breakers with the engines running, because the engine alternators could get damaged.
Use the “Service/Auxiliaries service parallel connection” and “Engines parallel connection” battery breaker only if strictly necessary and disconnect it as soon as possible.
Leave the direct uses battery breaker always switched ON.