Brief Description: Page 377 Changed the Battery Wiring Again
October 15 2013
Changed the Battery Wiring Again
After the last Battery wire change, I found out that the 60amp fuse was not big enough for the starter and blew 2 fuses starting the engine. I talked to Jan at Viking and he said before he went with the two Battery and Contactors system, they used a 200amp fuse for the starter and a 60amp fuse for the Alternator. He said he eliminated the 200amp fuse when he went with the Contactors because he said if the wires shorted, you could just turn off the Contactors to stop the short. I did not like losing my Batteries to stop a Starter short.
Since I had to order new fuses anyway, I ordered a couple of 200amp fuses and a 60amp Circuit Breaker and when they came in I moved the Shunt and Fuse Holder over enough to add the Circuit Breaker to the Wire Board. I moved the Alternator wire from the fuse holder to the 60amp Circuit Breaker and left the Starter wire on the load side of the 200amp fuse holder and connected a jumper wire from the Bat. side of the fuse holder to the Bat. Side of the 60amp Circuit Breaker.
Now if the Starter shorts, the fuse blows but leaves the Alternator and Batteries working. If the Alternator goes wild, the Circuit Breaker pops and I still have the Batteries to run the engine.
Made the fuse holder a 200amp just for the Starter & a 60amp Circuit Breaker for the Alternator
