Blue Sea Systems 120 V Ac ELCI MAin Panels Installation continued, Install feed circuit wires

Installation (continued)

4.Install feed circuit wires

Install the feed wires from the shore power inlet or other AC source, referring to the wire sizing chart to select the correct wire size. Connect the black AC hot, white AC neutral and green AC safety ground as

	FROM AC NEUTRAL SOURCE	ADDITIONAL BREAKER
SHORE	FROM AC HOT SOURCE
		REQUIRED IF GREATER
POWER		THAN 10 FEET
INLET	TO AC SAFETY GROUND SOURCE

shown in the illustration.

If the feed wires are from the shore power inlet or the electrical attachment point of a permanently installed shore power cord and the inlet or attachment point is more than 10 feet from this panel, additional fuses or circuit breakers must be installed within 10 feet of the shore power inlet. The measurement is made along the conductors.

5.Installation of Backlight System

The backlight board is a DC device. When installing it in an AC panel both wire leads must be connected to an appropriate DC source and ground.

Connect the yellow negative wire to a DC ground. Connect the red

DC BACKLIGHT

BOARD

FROM DEVICE

SAFETY

GROUND

FROM DEVICE

NEUTRAL

FUSE 1.0 TO 2.0A

AC SAFETY

GROUND BUS

AC NEUTRAL

BUS

		CONNECT
		TO AC HOT
		LOAD(S)
	SENS ORCOIL
LED	LOAD	NEUTRAL
LINE1		PIGTAIL
	1
R.P.
LED
N	N

positive wire to a DC positive supply, usually a switch that controls the vessel’s other nighttime illumination.

6.Apply branch circuit labels and mount panel

Wiring Diagram PN 8100 - 120V AC ELCI Panel, 30A Main

	FROM AC NEUTRAL SOURCE	ADDITIONAL BREAKER
SHORE	FROM AC HOT SOURCE
		REQUIRED IF GREATER
POWER		THAN 10 FEET
INLET	TO AC SAFETY GROUND SOURCE

Apply a label for each circuit from the label set provided. Extended label sets are available through retail suppliers, and over 500 individual labels are available directly from Blue Sea Systems. Please go to www.bluesea.com to order individual labels for specific applications.

Fasten the panel to the mounting surface using the screws provided.

7.Testing

Connect the vessel’s shore power and verify the Reverse Polarity light is not illuminated. If the red Reverse Polarity light is on then either the hot and ground or the hot and neutral wires have been crossed. Starting at the panel, trace the connections back as far as necessary to locate the error.

Using a multimeter where the power source is connected to the panel verify:

a.120 volts between hot and neutral

(nominal, this may vary depending on source voltage)

b.120 volts between hot and ground.

c.0 volts between neutral and ground.

Turn on each branch circuit to verify power to each circuit.

Refer to Carling Technologies™ PB-Series ELCI/RCBO installation Bulletin for Marine Main Circuit Protection, (IST-0006), for test procedure and frequency.

DC
BACKLIGHT
BOARD
	BUS
FROM	AC SAFETY GROUND	NEUTRAL BUS
DEVICE
SAFETY
GROUND
FROM
		AC
DEVICE
NEUTRAL

LED

R.P.

LED

LED

LED

LED

LED

LED

	SENS ORCOIL
LINE 1	LOAD1	NEUTRAL
		PIGTAIL
N	N

8.Optional Branch LEDs

Wiring Diagram PN 8101 - 120V AC ELCI Panel, 30A Main, 5 Position

This Panel is supplied with LEDs pre-installed in all optional branch positions. For future expansion of the panel remove the hot leg of the LED from the AC Neutral Bus and connect it to the Load side of the branch circuit breaker.

Note

Blue Sea Systems’ 8101 and 8102 electrical distribution panels

are furnished with two 15A AC branch circuits. This rating will satisfy the vast majority of marine circuit protection situations.

Related Products from Blue Sea Systems

• 360 Panel System

• Battery management solutions

	FROM AC NEUTRAL SOURCE
SHORE	FROM AC HOT SOURCE
POWER
INLET	TO AC SAFETY GROUND SOURCE

DC	AC
BACKLIGHT	VOLTMETER
BOARD

ADDITIONAL BREAKER REQUIRED IF GREATER THAN 10 FEET

Red +12V

Orange +24V

Yellow -Neg

• AC and DC circuit protection devices

• WeatherDeck™ waterproof circuit breaker panels

• Fuses, fuse blocks, and BusBars

• Analog and digital meters

Useful Reference Books

•Calder, Nigel (2005). Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual (3d ed). Camden ME: International Marine / McGraw-Hill.

•Wing, Charlie (2206). Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook (2d ed). Camden ME: International Marine / McGraw-Hill.

Keep all supplied instructions with boat system records for future reference.

FROM
DEVICE
NEUTRAL
	BUS		LED
FROM	GROUND		LED
SAFETY
DEVICE			R.P.
GROUND	SAFETY
FUSE		BUS
	AC	NEUTRAL	LED
FROM DC
1.0 TO 2.0A
POSITIVE		AC	LED
TO DC
NEGATIVE

	SENS ORCOIL
LINE 1	LOAD 1
N	N

15A

15A

NEUTRAL PIGTAIL

TO DEVICE

HOT

TO DEVICE

HOT

BRANCH CIRCUIT

Wiring Diagram PN 8102 - 120V AC ELCI Panel, 30A Main, 2 Position, Voltmeter