How to wire a boat switch panel
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2017
- Boat switch panel with marine-grade rocker switches and rubber seal-cap to keep it water-tight. 2 USB ports are sufficient to meet charge demand.
Digital voltage display helps to monitor vehicle’s electrical safety.
Universal fits for both 12V and 24V vehicle.
*Fuses - I will fit a master fuse between switch and battery.
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FINALLY!!!! Someone who just kept it simple and you used a battery where most people start in middle of the wiring,thank you Mark 👏👏👊👍
What about fuses then surely should of added a fuse box not just an inline from battery none of his circuits are fused unless I’m mistaken ?
@@Everydoghasitsday259 you just run the fuse between the power line from battery to the power on the switch. You may want a fuse box if you have components that require more or less current depending on their tolerance.
This video gives you a brief explanation for using the fuse box for these switches. Some switches will be more simple.ua-cam.com/video/cXDSVSAwjLQ/v-deo.html
@@patrickt1087 thank you Patrick
I have the same panel box, got intimidated & DIDN'T KNOW where to start! Found your video and confidence restored! Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video, Mark. Yes, the included instructions have much to be desired. But, with your perfect video it filling in the huge gaps. Wired just as you did with 4 gang. Grounding to a second solar power battery was the answer. It has to be grounded to the battery. Thank you!!!
Nice video. For those that read the comments, wire your panel lighting, and the voltmeter to a separate switch, can be a small round switch or something. Reason is, unless you unplug the switch panel every time you stop running the boat, the panel will drain the battery with the constant draw from the pilot lights and the voltmeter.
Interesting, I never thought about that. I will have mine connected to a 12 V fuse panel, plus it’s a solar array, so this should not draw enough power to affect it.
@@susancrocker5851 or, install an in-line toggle on/off switch.
Or wire it so all one of the switches is your "on/off" for the rest...
Im gona run min to à 12v swiched when i turn my key off every thing go OFF
@@djkeys415s
Bingo.
That's how 99% of boat manufacturers rigg anyway, except for the nav lights and bilge pumps.
Thank you Mark, in virtually a few minutes I understood how the wiring system via the panel worked because of your plain and simple explanation. I just subscribed. Bless you my man!
You are welcome thanks for watching and sub ATB
Finally a video that shows what and how to wire my lights for my kayak! Omg you’re a Godsend! Thanks for keeping it simple and knowledgeable! Excellent video for someone like me who is NOT an electrician.
Thanks for your tutorial. Very clear and not patronising. Credit to boating.
Thank you for the video. I just picked up the same rocker panel on Amazon today and was greatly confused
Thanks for that awesome tutorial, now everything makes sense , I’m not a electrician but everything seems to be working well . Thanks man for the class.
Thanks, Mark. Straight forward and easily understood.
The negatives all going back to the battery was my problem! Thank you so much Sir! Huge help and much appreciated!
I plan to use a small 12 volt fusebox instead of going back to the battery, as the panel and accessories are in the cabin, and the batteries are in a small shed outside.
You are the best teacher. I watched a couple other videos about wiring my boat and our is the simplest and easy to follow. Thank you so much.
Thank you, this was so helpful. The visual effect really helped me grasp the idea so much better. Quite simple honestly after watching your video. Thank you!
Thanks you explained that perfectly,I too have watched many of these videos,,and left as dumb as I started ,,,most are showing how to run the wires but not actually explaining the concept ,, of actually making the rocker panel work ,,thanks again Mark
Out of all the bloody videos i have watched, This one was the mpst helpful and kept so simple for someone like me. Thanks mate.
Thank you sir, my switch panel came with zero instructions and you saved the day.
Yes ditto. Thanks Mark. Great explanation.
Brilliant....... I watched your how to wire an RV, took me 2 minutes to find the exact same switch panel on Ebay, $28 Australian and 5 days it was on my door step.
I just finished yesterday wiring my boat from scratch - Nav Lights, Anchor Light, Interior Lights and Bilge Pump. You made it so simple to watch and understand even a complete electrical novice like me had no problems wiring it up.... outstanding !!! Going to wire driving lights to my car now
How did you wire it? Does the panel shut off when you turn your key on? I need to re wire mine so just curious
The BEST tutorial ever created about this switchboard!👍👍👍👍👍
Glad it was helpful thank you Catherine
Very helpful thank you. Just finished wiring mine and your video made installation much easier
Best switch panel demo... EVER!!!! ♥♥♥ - Adonimus.
My god that is an awesome unit!!..looks like a good buy for easy installation
I watched this video 3 days ago...orderd the same product from amazon installed it this evening!
Good video. I see that I'm going to want to remove those jumpers because I don't want this to act as a distro box. I want my fuse box to do that. I can pull the jumpers and run power and grounds straight from my fuse box to isolate each circuit. Thanks for the video. It clears up how I'm going to do this for my boat.
Video still helping people. Well done!
FINALLY SOMEONE EXPLAINED THIS!!! THANK YOU MARK!!!
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to simplify it.
Simple and straight forward! Great video!! Thank you sir!
Lots of Thanks you's in the comments mate
so I'm adding my'n.
Thank you
Much appreciated.
Cheers from Australia. :)
best explanation I've seem so easy to understand. cheers thanks for the help
You are the only other person that I could find on wiring this in this way very helpful thanks
No problem 👍 Ethan
Fantastic! Bought this exact one awhile back and finally have a place to install it. After my first search on wiring this, your video came up, and will be the only one I’ll need. Thank you for the informative and simple to follow tutorial! 👍🏻
Sean, where can I purchase this? Thanks
Tom MacMillian eBay.
Is this necessary if you use a battery on/off switch?
You, sir, have made my life so much easier!! Thank you!!
Best explanation I've found. Thank you.
Excellent video, just bought one of these panels for my boat and was confused and wondering how to wire it up till I came across your video 👍
great vid, doing this panel today. love that little quick connect cable. been wanting something like that
Awesome explanation. Inherited a boat dad had taken apart to rewire, working on my license rn.
I award you the best boat electrician 2020 plus a kiss from my 60 years old sister!
ill take both lol thanks for watching Jo
Perfect video! A huge help! Thanks so much 👍
This is the most basic explained wiring video.. it's like wiring for dummies!! Love it.. thanks from aust mate appreciated
You're welcome! nathan thanks for watching
@@MrMeltedwellies no worries mate, I'm using this set up in the rear of my 4x4 and I think a lot of other people watching would be either using it in a boat or 4x4 also.. but I bought a cheap 4 way switch and a couple of the wires connecting at the back have broke so I'll have to spend a bit more and get better quality.. thanks again 👍🏼
Hi Mark , great videos with plenty of simple information 👍.
Great video simple and to the point
Thanks mate. Very helpful !! I have this exact switch panel and this was perfect for me.
Very help full.and simply explained .thank you
Thank you! Bought the exact same panel! A++++
Well explained and awesome light panel 👍
I appreciate you! Wired these up a few times but still come up with questions sometimes.
Glad to help
Just got a small panel similar to yours for a project, and this was a BIG help! Thank you!
Thanks Mark, simple and informative, love your work
Thanks for watching!
@@MrMeltedwellies where do i get the push connecters? i cant find them
I have the same exact panel, thanks for explaining how to wire it up. This is very helpful. Also, good job on your audio and video quality and narration, well done. Cheers.
can i just tap the ground into the negative wire thats going INTO the panel? or i have to run all back to the battery or buss bar or distribution panel?
@@RoyalStifler That's a good question, maybe one of our electrician friends here can answer that best.
I like the voltmeter great video!
I found this useful - thank you!
Thank you Mark só Simple finally someone keep ir Simple....
Thank you again from Portugal 😊
You are so welcome hi from the uk
Thanks! Off I go to build a negative bus bar with a fuse panel to bring the negative back to the battery. Easy peazy
Awesome video! Found this very helpful!
Very nicely explained. Mine has 3 reds which go to the lighter, USB and meter and then one to 2 switchs each. His just had 1 wired to all switches and the 3 items on top. I will use a wire nut to connect all 3 to the red from the battery but otherwise exactly the same.
Glad it helpe Bill
Cheers mate..
I have the exact same switch box and I had it wrong, sending back to ground was the key..
Thank you for the explanation!!
Thanks I’ll be wiring up shortly ❤️
thanks straight and to the point
Thank you, right to the point. Appreciate your video!
Glad it was helpful!
Simple And Great 👍 Thank You !
When you turned the light off and said that's cool isn't it I said out loud hell yea it's cool and I couldn't buy one fast enough for my jhon boat. Thank you for the very informative video
I love it nice one thanks for watching
AWESOME - thanks! Top man 👍🏻👍🏻
Great job nice and simple..... Thank You, i very much appreciate the awesome job u did
Well done mate
Great video!! Helped me a ton!!
Thank you, this is very helpful
I linked to this video in my video!
Thanks
I just installed the same panel on my boat. Even though there’s a large fuse at the battery you should also wire in a fuse panel between the switch panel and the lamp or components being switched. Get a fuse panel that has spade terminals on either side of each fuse. Or use inline fuses. Each circuit has to be separate from each other. You can’t use a fuse panel with just one main input terminal.
HEY! I just installed my switch panel to my tracker grizzly boat. Same switch panel as this one, I ran the negative wire to a negative terminal bar and ran the 3 accessories i have to the negative terminal bar. Can i run an inline fuse on the positive wire and run in through my ON/OFF cut off switch to the positive term on battery. The positive wires from my accessories can i put an inline fuse on each of those in between switch panel and accessorie? Most of my accessories are super low amp LED lights. Only big one is Light Bar which is 10amp and that came with its own wiring harness with relay installed. Any help is super appreciated just want to make sure i dont mess anything up before i take out boat for first time. BTW the 12v battery is just for my electronics i have my motor running off its own battery for the electric start.
Yes Nicholas sounds like you’re on the right track. Ideally the fuse should be between the battery and the switch so the whole circuit is protected in case your switch shorts out but this can’t be done with this setup. That’s why there’s a circuit breaker at the positive battery cable. Next best thing is an in-line fuse after each switch. It’s very unlikely that an accessory will short out. Usually it’s a wire that rubs on something metal then when you power up that circuit the fuse will overheat and blow shutting off the power. If it weren’t for the fuse the wire would get hot and start a big fire.
@@JohnVH-diy AWESOME thanks for the reply. with each positive wire having an inline fuse. How do i know which size fuse to use on the main positive from the switch panel to the battery
nicholas stidham. Most led accessories are less than 10 amps some are 5 amps. Count up the amps and that’s your main breaker at your battery. I have a 40 amp breaker which is ideal for most applications. Your in-line fuses should match more closely to your accessories such as 5 amp for usb, 10 amps for a couple of small lights and 20 amps for a cigarette lighter style plug so you can plug in a hand held spotlights etc. If you’re connecting something like a big light bar that’s 30 amps or more you’ll need a relay. A relay is just a electro magnetic switch that uses a low amp circuit to turn on a high amp accessory.
Very informative.. Thanks So Much..
Yes!!! Thank you for keeping it simple
You are so welcome thanks for watching
Nice video mate.
Thanks!
Very nice review
Thanks so very much!
Hi Mark, you don't need to run the negative back to the battery, just tap them into the black negative that goes to the panel, (which is from the battery).
Thought same thing which ever is closer also goes for cars
I was just wondering that
Awesome video im about to put one in my car
Thanks Man really really helped. 👌
Great video thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful John
thank You great job!
Thanks a lot very helpful
Excellent mate👍👍👍
Excellent. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video
Keep on the boating stuff about to 💥 boom
Trying to put this on my jeep Just a bit confused but Working it all out
Great post! One thing I didn’t really follow was how to turn off the secondary lights on the panel (the light that stays on all the time) but still get the light to turn on when you press the button. I just don’t want to draw any unnecessary power
@Mark Archer thanks for the reply Mark. I’m not really following. I’m looking to only have LED’s on when the switch is flicked, not the little leds on all the time. I’m assuming I unplug one of the wires on the back of the box? I also gave thought to wire it into the NAVI lights so they would only remain lit when those are on. Might be too much for me to figure out though, not sure which wire would be connected to NAVI
fit a isolation switch 😀🍷🍻
Thank you I live in England for a year bedfordshire
I always putting small light on switch on positive of navigation light/anchor light.That means: you always start navi /anchor lights when is dark and then light on switch start . It is no use to run all time.
good vid mate!
Thank you!
Nice I only got a four switch one for a RZR will probably post a video if it works
great presentation
Thank you!
You rock brother thanks
Thank you so much. I'm about to rewire my boat and this thing just turned up in the post. I've spent the last half hour looking at it, trying to work it out 😂 I think I'll mount a separate switch on the wire that feeds those little running lights so I can turn them off when I'm not using the boat, otherwise, they will drain the battery :/
Glad it helped
They draw almost 0 power they will not drain the battery unless it is waning
Thank you
Thank you!!!
If you buy a panel off ebay , please ditch the included wiring if you are using the panel for safety related items - bilge, fire pumps, alarms etc . The wiring is not crimped to any standard, and in fact most wires just pull out with a moderate amount of force. I am talking about the wires into the crimped spade terminals, not how hard it is to get the spade crimps off the switch terminals. Also, most of the switch terminals will pull out of the body of the switch pretty easily. So either remake the spade terminals on the wiring, or better yet, solder the spade crimps to the wires if you are using the included wiring. you don't want to be off shore and need your bilge pump to save you from sinking, only to then find the wires have fallen out of the crimp on the switch.
I dont suppose you could explain how to use one of the switches on the board to turn it all off rather than using a separate switch at all? You seem to have the simplest way of making it all make sense!! 😁👍 Brilliant explanation!! Thanks for posting this video!! 👌
leave it with me ill have a go today Calum
@@MrMeltedwellies do t worry mate. Iv just ordered a switch to give me an extra terminal. Thanks though! amazing videos all the same mate! must help millions of people!! 👌
Combine this with a fusebox with bus bar to it and you are golden.
I have one with a built in waterproof 15a fuse on each switch but it doesn't have a trigger wire and my supply is constant. I guess I need a relay?
@@anglerandy5736 You don’t have a ground switch?
ur amazing mark thank u
My pleasure!