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Hi Folks ...
I am looking at replacing the 22 year old switch panels, carling switches and actuators, and circuit breakers.
They are faded, worn, and decidedly look "un ship shape".
Everything works 100% ... its just unsightly.
See the below photos.
I’ve never done electrical work like this on a boat … so here are a few questions that you can hopefully help me with.
1. Once I remove the 6 screws on each panel… any idea how much slack there might be in the wiring behind the panel enabling me to pull the panel out and get behind it?
2. What’s the chance that in pulling out a panel that a wire becomes disconnected and I don’t have a clue on where it’s supposed to be reconnected?
3. If I disconnect all 6 or 7 switches to get the old panel out of the way, how do I keep the 4-5-6 wires that go to each new switch separate so I can re-connect them correctly?
4. And there are likely 4-5-6 wires behind each switch … how do I keep them straight so the correct wires go onto the right tabs behind each new switch?
Sorry if these are rudimentary questions.
This task seems like it might be straight forward, but EVERYTHING works now and I'd hate to undo that View attachment 119358 View attachment 119359 View attachment 119360 … it just looks old and tired.
I’d really like to freshen it up, but I’m afraid that I’d not be able to reconnect everything correctly.
Do you have any advice on how to proceed, in simple ABC 123 steps?
Thanks so much!
Best, Tom
I am looking at replacing the 22 year old switch panels, carling switches and actuators, and circuit breakers.
They are faded, worn, and decidedly look "un ship shape".
Everything works 100% ... its just unsightly.
See the below photos.
I’ve never done electrical work like this on a boat … so here are a few questions that you can hopefully help me with.
1. Once I remove the 6 screws on each panel… any idea how much slack there might be in the wiring behind the panel enabling me to pull the panel out and get behind it?
2. What’s the chance that in pulling out a panel that a wire becomes disconnected and I don’t have a clue on where it’s supposed to be reconnected?
3. If I disconnect all 6 or 7 switches to get the old panel out of the way, how do I keep the 4-5-6 wires that go to each new switch separate so I can re-connect them correctly?
4. And there are likely 4-5-6 wires behind each switch … how do I keep them straight so the correct wires go onto the right tabs behind each new switch?
Sorry if these are rudimentary questions.
This task seems like it might be straight forward, but EVERYTHING works now and I'd hate to undo that View attachment 119358 View attachment 119359 View attachment 119360 … it just looks old and tired.
I’d really like to freshen it up, but I’m afraid that I’d not be able to reconnect everything correctly.
Do you have any advice on how to proceed, in simple ABC 123 steps?
Thanks so much!
Best, Tom