Maxum 4100 SCA Sportyacht, Owner'S Manual Supplement

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Chapter 2: Components/Systems 9
4100 SCA Sport Yacht
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Owner’s Manual Supplement
12 Volt DC System
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
The engines are protected by a large
circuit breakers located on the engines.
The accessories are protected by circuit
breakers on the battery switch panel in
the transom storage tub, by the acces-
sory circuit breakers on the electrical
panel and by the circuit breakers under
the helm. Wires are color-coded to indi-
cate which accessory each circuit
breaker services. Some items, such as
radios and bilge pumps, may be fused
individually at the unit. Auto-float
switches are fused at the battery.
Batteries
The batteries installed on your yacht
are located in the engine room (see
illustration to the right).
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The batteries supply electricity for
engine and (optional) generator
starting, as well as for your lights,
accessories and (optional) inverter.
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The power levels for the batteries
can be read on the voltmeters at the
helm instrument panel (see illustra-
tion to the right).
The electrical section of Chapter 8, in
the Owner’s Manual, provides battery
care and maintenance instructions.
Battery Switches
There are two battery switches installed
on your yacht, located inside the star-
board transom storage tub.
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The PORT BATTERY switch, when
activated, provides power for start-
ing the port engine and the
(optional) generator.
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The STBD. BATTERY switch,
when activated, provides power for
starting the starboard engine and
provides power for the accessories.
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After starting your yacht’s engines
or (optional) generator, the appro-
priate battery switches must be kept
ON until the engines and/or genera-
tor is turned OFF.
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Battery switches should be switched
to the OFF position whenever the
yacht is left unoccupied for long
periods of time.
PORT
ENGINE
STBD.
ENGINE
STBD. ENGINE
& ACCESSORY
BATTERIES
INVERTER
BATTERY
(OPTION)
PORT ENGINE
BATTERY LOCATIONS
AND (OPTIONAL)
FWD.
PORT BATTERY
SWITCH ACTIVATES
PORT ENGINE AND
(OPTIONAL) GENERATOR
STBD. BATTERY
SWITCH ACTIVATES
BOTH STBD. ENGINE
AND THE ACCESSORY
BATTERIES
BATTERY
SWITCHES
VIEW OF TRANSOM STORAGE TUB
STBD. & ACCESSORY
BATTERIES VOLTMETER
BATTERY
GENERATOR
BATTERY
PORT ENGINE &
(OPTIONAL) GENERATOR
BATTERY VOLTMETER