Mystery Switch Panel

[HotDirk01]

Subject Boat 1982 360 SRV: Can someone please tell me what this switch block is for. All i know so far is if you turn far left switch off, the battery charger turns off.

 

[HotDirk01]

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[HotDirk01]

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[Bt Doctur]

the 5 switches/circuit breakers are hooked to something

 

[Henry Boyd]

I’m guessing not OEM. Ok, what labeled switches do you have that don’t work besides battery charger?

 

[HotDirk01]

I’m guessing not OEM. Ok, what labeled switches do you have that don’t work besides battery charger?

The battery charger is the only one with which i am aware. I have not turned off any switches other than the one that disabled the battery charger. If i did, i can't imagine what observable result would occur. The battery charger is easy - flip the switch and the charger goes black which is an observab result. There are really no other lights to respond.

 

[Henry Boyd]

The battery charger is the only one with which i am aware. I have not turned off any switches other than the one that disabled the battery charger. If i did, i can't imagine what observable result would occur. The battery charger is easy - flip the switch and the charger goes black which is an observab result. There are really no other lights to respond.

Understood. What I meant is that somewhere on the boat is a switch for the charger (although may be labeled “converter”) that no longer functions. Are there any other labeled switches that also no longer function? These may be on the helm or on the main electrical panel. If there are it might give some hints as tt what the other switches on that box do.

 

[HotDirk01]

Understood. What I meant is that somewhere on the boat is a switch for the charger (although may be labeled “converter”) that no longer functions. Are there any other labeled switches that also no longer function? These may be on the helm or on the main electrical panel. If there are it might give some hints as tt what the other switches on that box do.

Yes there is a switch on the main fuse panel that controls the battery charger. It is fully functional. I don't know of any switches on the boat that are non- functional.
It is in close proximity to the generator- looks like one red wire might run to it. Generator works fine though. This may remain a mystery but i don't like things on the boat i don't understand.

 

[HotDirk01]

One more pic for scale and location

 

[Henry Boyd]

Was the gen OEM, or did someone add it in later?

 

[HotDirk01]

That's a good question but don't know the answer. I know nothing of the history of the boat and have been learning it's nuances over the year I've owned it.
But, the main switch panel does appear to be OEM and accounts for generator (see pic).

Let this go for now - sighs it now has my attention i will trace the wiring and see what goes where.

Thanks for the help.