Meridian Yachts 580 Pilothouse, Owner'S Manual

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580 Pilothouse • Owner’s Manual Chapter 11: Electrical Systems
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Emergency Battery
Parallel Switch
•
If an engine will not
start because of a dead
battery, the battery par-
allel switch allows you
to use the other batter-
ies for engine starting.
•
A battery parallel
switch is provided at
each helm (see photos
at right).
Fuses & Circuit Breakers
The fuses and circuit breakers for the engines and
main accessory power are on the following panels:
•
24-volt DC master panel
•
12-volt DC supplemental panel
•
Battery switch panel
For the locations of these panels, see the Compo-
nent Locations section in Chapter 2 of this
Owner’s Manual.
NOTE: Some equipment may have secondary fuse
protection at the unit, behind the battery switch
panel, or at the batteries.
Fuses for some accessories can also be found on
three fuse blocks. For the locations of these fuse
blocks, see the Component Locations section in
Chapter 2 of this Owner’s Manual.
BATTERY PARALLEL
SWITCHES
COMMAND BRIDGE HELM PILOTHOUSE HELM
24-VOLT DC MASTER PANEL
24-VOLT DC STANDBY-
LOAD PUSH-TO-RESET
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
24-VOLT DC
MAIN CIRCUIT
BREAKER SWITCHES
BATTERY SWITCH PANEL
12-VOLT DC SUPPLEMENTAL PANEL