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Boat projects I've done. Battery isolation panel

thethomastwo

John Thomas
Hey ya'll,

I haven't been on here consistently in a minute, so here is some of the things I've done to make my boat a little better for me. First off, a battery isolation panel. And 600ah of lithium tucked away in the sail locker. That panel is shaped kinda funky to fit on the space on the bulkhead above the fridge. Each breaker is rated for 200 amp (maximum discharge of each battery) and buss bars are 600 amp capable, so I am not worried about anything getting even slightly warm.
 

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Hey ya'll,

I haven't been on here consistently in a minute, so here is some of the things I've done to make my boat a little better for me. First off, a battery isolation panel. And 600ah of lithium tucked away in the sail locker. That panel is shaped kinda funky to fit on the space on the bulkhead above the fridge. Each breaker is rated for 200 amp (maximum discharge of each battery) and buss bars are 600 amp capable, so I am not worried about anything getting even slightly warm.

Lead acid for starting and DC-to-DC in between?
 
Looks good!
Where did you get your breakers?
I need to do something similar (I had to disconnect my solar panels to safely remove my AGMs and I'm working on my battery compartment now).

Thanks!
Tony
 
Here is a little update. I got all the parts never-siezed and tight, now to screw the panel in place and seal up the gap around the top. The battery panel is back from the machine shop and nearly assembled.
 

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