Carver 56 Voyager SE, Owner'S Manual

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2.2 Operating the 12-volt Equipment
Power to your boat’s 12-volt equipment is controlled by circuit breakers
and, in most cases, individual controls for each piece of equipment.
Your boat contains four 12-volt circuit breaker panels:
• Safety Breaker Panel
• DC Control Center
• Pilothouse Overhead Panel
• Bridge Breaker Panel.
The circuit breakers on these panels enable you to control the electricity
to either the equipment itself or to the equipment’s controls by switching
the breakers ON or OFF. They also protect the electrical system by
automatically disconnecting the circuit from the power source in the
event of a short or overload. Power is supplied to these circuit breaker
panels by the “house” battery bank.
Never reset a breaker that has been automatically tripped without first
correcting the problem. Failure to follow this procedure may create a
dangerous situation.
NOTE: Sometimes a circuit breaker location is labeled but no circuit
breaker is present. In this case, the component named on the label is an
option that is not installed on your boat.
2.2.1 Safety Breaker Panel
The Safety Breaker Panel, located in the engine room on the starboard
aft bulkhead, manages the power supply to various safety and other
equipment. Refer to 9.7.4 Engine Room for the exact location of the
Safety Breaker Panel.
Because of the importance of the safety equipment, the circuit breakers
on this panel should remain “ON” at all times. If a circuit breaker trips,
immediately identify and correct the cause of the problem, then reset the
breaker.
Power is always provided to the Auto Bilge Pump, Auto Sump, both CO
Detectors, Stereo Memory, High Water, and both Electric Shift circuit
breakers on this panel. To provide power to the other circuit breakers,
the “house” battery bank master disconnect switch must be turned to the
“ON” position. The Safety Breaker Panel contains the switches and
circuit breakers described below.