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Old 18-03-2021, 07:16   #1
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Remote switch panel install question

I'm planning to install a blue sea switch panel that has three switches and integrated fuses.

The positive and negative bus bars are about 5 feet from the new switch panel location. I plan to run a wire from the positive busbar to a fuse that is large enough for the combined loads on the switch panel, then to the switch panel.

Then I'll run the positive from the switches to terminal blocks where each if the loads will connect.

I'm wondering about how beat to run the negative wires. Should I run a negative from the existing busbar to a new busbar next to the new switch panel then run separate negatives from the new busbar to the loads along with their positive?

Do I run the individual load's negatives all to the existing busbar?

Do I run one negative from the existing busbar to a new negative busbar next to the new loads?

Thanks for the help on this question (that I'm sure is pretty basic).
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Re: Remote switch panel install question

I would just run the neg to the terminal block the pos is using. And get jumpers for the terminals to make a few together This is assuming you have 3 negs for the 3 switches. If you have a bunch for some reason the I would add another neg bus there.
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Re: Remote switch panel install question

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I'm planning to install a blue sea switch panel that has three switches and integrated fuses.

The positive and negative bus bars are about 5 feet from the new switch panel location. I plan to run a wire from the positive busbar to a fuse that is large enough for the combined loads on the switch panel, then to the switch panel.

Then I'll run the positive from the switches to terminal blocks where each if the loads will connect.

I'm wondering about how beat to run the negative wires. Should I run a negative from the existing busbar to a new busbar next to the new switch panel then run separate negatives from the new busbar to the loads along with their positive?

Do I run the individual load's negatives all to the existing busbar?

Do I run one negative from the existing busbar to a new negative busbar next to the new loads?

Thanks for the help on this question (that I'm sure is pretty basic).
I would use a circuit breaker here rather than a fuse. As suggested, all negs to the neg busbar.
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