"Yep, BlueSeas makes some exce
"Yep, BlueSeas makes some excellent products in this line. Go to their web site...... Great stuff there!
http://bluesea.com/products/7610
Where my logic (or what I think to be Logic) differs here, is that I never make any direct battery connections other than battery POS/NEG cables themselves...... I make no small gauge connections to any battery.
For these smaller circuits, I use an auxiliary fuse or breaker panel, and power this new panel from the "common" terminal of the MBSS.
However, my Float Switch power would come from the non interruptible "# 2 terminal"...... Not the "common"!
Just to be clear on my previous post..... IMO, we especially do not want any ON/OFF/AUTO bilge pump switch powering a bilge pump from the Helm. When the MBSS is OFF, THIS power will be DEAD if using the factory wiring (in most cases).
If fact...... we DO NOT want ANY switch in the path to our float switch.
We never want this float switch to be accidentally powered down.
If you don't moor, nor sleep on the hook occasionally, nor have a concern for this, then it's a moot point.
For me..... I want that puppy to work even when I am away from the boat with all O/B 12vdc power OFF.
Robert, a little off topic here..... but I have a large bank of 6 volt batteries on my Stbd side... of which is also my House Bank.
I do not have a cranking battery on this side...... I crank on this large house bank.
I have a solenoid "Jump System" from the Port "common" to Stbd "common" if need be.
All of us should keep our cranking battery in reserve when possible!
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