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Controls and Indicators
Battery Selector Switch
The battery selector switch allows you to isolate the boat from the batteries, and switch from one battery to the other, or even operate on both batteries. The identification of each battery as well as the position allowing both to be used may differ depending on the switch manufacturer, however, with any switch it should be easy to determine how to select the desired configuration.
Under normal conditions, the switch should be set to one battery or the other and almost never to the position for both batteries. This will keep one battery in reserve should the other fail. Battery selection should be done when the engine is off. Alternate batteries daily. The switch can also be set to a position that turns off both batteries isolating the boat from the batteries.
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Avoid the possibility of personal injury or death from an explosion and/or fire. Never operate the boat with only one battery installed and the Battery Selector Switch set to the position for both batteries. The positive battery cable end of the missing battery will be at full battery voltage and could short out against metal components possibly causing an explosion
