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Matt Hidinger

Boat / Electrical

How NONSENSE is wired

Tap a fuse or a part on either side and the other follows.

DC 12 V

  • House bank ยท 2 ร— 330 Ah LiFePO4
  • Class T (Bank) ยท 300 A ยท 400 A holder
  • Battery switch
  • Positive bus
  • Shunt ยท measures the bank
  • Negative bus ยท every return
  • Battery BMS ยท lithium bank
  • Cerbo GX ยท monitoring
  • GX Touch ยท display
  • Inverter ยท 250 A
  • Victron MultiPlus ยท inverter/charger
  • AC side โ†’
  • Alternator ยท 200 A
  • Balmar alternator ยท on the M35B
  • Balmar regulator ยท field control
  • Orion feed
  • Orion DC-DC ยท house โ†’ start
  • Start battery ยท Group 24 AGM
  • House ยท 250 A
  • BatteryProtect ยท 220 A
  • SafetyHub 150 ยท Blue Sea 7748 ยท behind the DC panel
  • SafetyHub bus
  • House DC ยท 40 A ยท MIDI
  • DC panel ยท 12 V breakers
  • Fridge
  • Shurflo pump
  • Autopilot ACU
  • Stereo amp ยท 40 A ยท MIDI
  • Fusion stereo ยท amp
  • Windlass ยท 135 A ยท fwd cabin
  • Control unit ยท reversing contactor
  • Windlass motor ยท Maxwell RC10-8
  • Deck switch ยท up / down

AC 120 V

  • Shore power inlet
  • Galvanic isolator ยท in the ground wire
  • Boat ground ยท bonded to DC โˆ’
  • AC panel ยท shore side
  • Main
  • Shore bus
  • Water heater
  • IsoTemp heater ยท 750 W ยท shore only
  • Inverter feed
  • Victron MultiPlus ยท AC in โ†’ AC out
  • Galley outlet
  • Galley outlet ยท shore only ยท heater
  • DC side โ†’
  • AC panel ยท inverter side
  • Inverter bus
  • Outlets
  • Microwave
  • 120 V outlets ยท 4 ยท on the inverter
  • Microwave ยท RCA

Stylised, not a wiring guide. Dashed lines are assumed routes.