Marine Electrical Products
AC & DC Power Distribution Panel
PN 8095 / PN 3095 / PN 8195 / PN 3195
Specifications
Material: | 0.125" | ||
Primary Finish: | Chemical treatment per | ||
Final Panel Finish: | Graphite color 2 part textured polyurethane | ||
Maximum Amperage: | Varies by components; busbar maximum 100A | ||
Voltage Rating: | 8095/3095 | 12 | Volts DC / 120 Volts AC |
| 8195/3195 12 | Volts DC / 230 Volts AC | |
| Inches |
| Millimeters |
Overall Dimensions: | |||
Features
AC 8095 / 3095 / 8195 / 3195
•10 AC circuit breaker positions
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DC 8095 / 3095 / 8195 / 3195
•30 DC circuit breaker positions,
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AC 8095 / 3095
•Five 15 Ampere branch circuit breakers installed
•One
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AC 8195 / 3195
•Five 8 Ampere branch circuit breakers installed
•One
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Guarantee
Any Blue Sea Systems product with which a customer is not satisfied may be returned for a refund or replacement at any time.
8704 Rev. 008
WARNING 
]These instructions are intended to provide assistance with the installation of this product, and are not a substitute for a more comprehensive understanding of electrical systems. We strongly recommend that a competent electrical professional perform the installation of this product.
]If either the panel front or back is to be exposed to water it must be protected with a waterproof shield.
]The panels must not be installed in explosive environments such as gasoline engine rooms or battery compartments as the circuit breakers are not ignition protected.
]The main positive connection must be disconnected at the battery post to avoid the possibility of a short circuit during the installation of this distribution panel.
Blue Sea Systems Inc. | Phone (360) | |
425 Sequoia Drive | Fax (360) | |
Bellingham, WA 98226 USA | www.bluesea.com | |
Installation Set Up
1. Disconnect all AC and DC power
Disconnect all AC power originating on or off the vessel. This includes inverters, generators, shore power attachments and any other device capable of supplying AC power to the ship’s circuits.
Disconnect the main positive DC cable from all batteries to eliminate the possibility of a short circuit and to disable the inverter while installing the distribution panel.
2. Select mounting location and cut opening
If this panel is to serve as your main shore power disconnect circuit breaker, select a location which is not more than 10 feet from the shore power inlet or the electrical attachment point of a permanently installed shore power cord as measured along the conductors of the feed wires. If it is more than 10 feet, additional fuses or circuit breakers must be installed within 10 feet of the shore power inlet.
Select a mounting location which is protected from water on the panel front and back and is not in an area where flammable vapors from propane, gasoline or lead acid batteries accumulate. The circuit breakers used in marine electrical panels are not ignition protected and may ignite such vapors.
Using the panel template provided, make a cutout in the mounting surface where the distribution panel is to be mounted. Do not yet fasten the panel to the mounting surface.
DC Installation
1. Select positive feed wire and negative return
Determine the positive feed (red) and negative return (black or yellow) wire size by calculating the total amperage of the circuits that will be routed through the panel. Blue Sea Systems’ electrical panels are rated at 100 amp total capacity. The positive feed wire must be sized for 3% voltage drop at the 100 amp panel rating or the maximum amperage that will be routed through the panel in any particular installation, whichever is less. It is recommended that the positive feed wire be sized for the full panel capacity, which, in most cases, will require at least 2 AWG wire, assuming a 10 foot wire run between the panel and the batteries in 12 volt systems. Refer to the Wire Sizing Chart for other situations. In the case of panels with two or more columns of breakers, jumpers from positive bus to positive bus and from negative bus to negative bus should be the same size as the positive feed and the negative return wires.
Remember that the length of the circuit is the total of the positive wire from the power source and the negative wire back to the DC Negative Bus. Be certain that there is a fuse or circuit breaker of the correct size protecting the positive feed wire.
2.Install shunt, positive feed wire and negative return
The panel is supplied with an external shunt ammeter that must be connected in the positive feed line to the panel. The shunt may be mounted at any point in the feed line, but mounting it close to the panel will keep the sense wires that run to the meter short, minimizing voltage loss and interference, creating the most accurate meter reading.
Connect the positive feed wire from the positive source to either of the 2 large bolt terminals on the shunt top. This is now the shunt positive terminal. Connect two additional lengths of feed wire from the remaining shunt terminal, now the negative terminal, to both panel positive buses.
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