Switching it up

DIY BOATING

For most boaties, getting close and personal with a switch panel only happens when something stops working. Finding the problem can dissolve marriages. Especially with a critical item like the toilet macerator pump! Has the motor jammed, has the fuse blown, or is it simply a dodgy connection? Answering those imponderables is much easier if you have a good switch panel.

For decades a vessel’s standard switch panel was configured around every device having its own fuse, usually an in-line fuse holder hidden in the back. Any issue that caused the device to draw more current than it should resulted in a blown fuse.

While annoying, this was preferable to the wire over-heating and causing more serious damage