Standard Features; Battery Layout And Management - World Cat 2009 boat Owner's Manual

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STANDARD FEATURES

BATTERY LAYOUT AND MANAGEMENT

The 320 EC is equipped with four batteries which are located in the aft rigging compartment. They
can be reached using the access hatches located on the vertical wall behind the port and starboard
jumpseats. A cranking battery and house battery are installed on each side. Wire leads run forward to the
battery management panel which is located on the vertical wall of the starboard lounge seat.thru a rigging
tube in the starboard battery compartment (See Chapter 3 for information regarding the operation of this
panel). The engine cranking leads are run aft thru the same tube and are connected to a positive stud
located on the bulkhead in the each aft rigging compartment. The engine grounds are secured to the crank-
ing battery on its respective side (see diagram below).
The house batteries are wired in parallel, and provide the power for all your DC accessories. The
main lead running to the battery management panel is attached to the starboard house battery. The lead
connects to the "house" switch and is routed forward through the 50 amp "DC Main" breaker located in the
top left corner of the management panel. During normal operation the "DC Main" breaker can remain in
the "ON" position, and the "house" switch will control battery power. The main ground for all DC accesso-
ries is tied into the common ground on all batteries (see diagram below).
For a detailed drawing of the panel connections, see the diagram on page 13 of this chapter.
PORT
STBD.
PORT STBD.
CRANKING CRANKING
HOUSE HOUSE
BATTERY
BATTERY
BATTERY BATTERY
DC NEGATIVE
DC NEGATIVE
BUS
BUS
PORT ENGINE GRD.
STBD. ENGINE GRD.
POSITIVE STUD
POSITIVE STUD
POS. ENGINE LEADS
POS. ENGINE LEADS
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