Blue Sea Systems PN 8095 User Manual

Marine Electrical Products

PN 8095 / PN 3095 / PN 8195 / PN 3195 

 

Material:  

0.125" 5052-H32 aluminum alloy

Primary Finish: 

Chemical treatment per MIL-SPEC C-5541C

Final Panel Finish: 

Graphite color 2 part textured polyurethane

Maximum Amperage:   Varies by components; busbar maximum 100A
Voltage Rating:  

8095/3095  12 Volts DC / 120 Volts AC

 

8195/3195  12 Volts DC / 230 Volts AC

Overall Dimensions: 

19-1/2 × 11-1/2 495.30 × 292.20 

 

AC 8095 / 3095 / 8195 / 3195
•  10 AC circuit breaker positions 
• 0-50 Ampere AC ammeter with remote sensing coil
DC 8095 / 3095 / 8195 / 3195
• 30 DC circuit breaker positions, twenty-one 15A circuit breakers installed
• 8-16 Volt voltmeter with 3 position switch for multiple battery banks
• 0-100A ammeter with remote shunt
AC 8095 / 3095
• Five 15 Ampere branch circuit breakers installed
• One double-pole 30 Ampere AC main circuit breaker installed
• 0-150 Volt AC voltmeter 
AC 8195 / 3195
• Five 8 Ampere branch circuit breakers installed
• One double-pole 16 Ampere AC main circuit breaker installed
• 0-250 Volt AC voltmeter 

Any Blue Sea Systems product with which a customer is not satisfied may 
be returned for a refund or replacement at any time. 

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 These instructions are intended to provide assistance with the  

 

  installation of this product, and are not a substitute for a more  

 

  comprehensive understanding of electrical systems. We strongly    
  recommend that a competent electrical professional perform the  

 

  installation of this product.

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 If either the panel front or back is to be exposed to water it must be   

  protected with a waterproof shield. 

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 The panels must not be installed in explosive environments such as  

  gasoline engine rooms or battery compartments as the circuit breakers  
  are not ignition protected. 

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 The main positive connection must be disconnected at the battery post to  

  avoid the possibility of a short circuit during the installation of this    
  distribution panel.

 

  Disconnect all AC power originating on or off the vessel. This includes  
  inverters, generators, shore power attachments and any other device  
  capable of supplying AC power to the ship’s circuits.

  Disconnect the main positive DC cable from all batteries to eliminate the  
  possibility of a short circuit and to disable the inverter while installing the  
  distribution panel.

  If this panel is to serve as your main shore power disconnect circuit   
  breaker, select a location which is not more than 10 feet from the shore  
  power inlet or the electrical attachment point of a permanently installed  
  shore power cord as measured along the conductors of the feed wires. If  
  it is more than 10 feet, additional fuses or circuit breakers must be    
  installed within 10 feet of the shore power inlet.

  Select a mounting location which is protected from water on the panel  
  front and back and is not in an area where flammable vapors from    
  propane, gasoline or lead acid batteries accumulate. The circuit breakers  
  used in marine electrical panels are not ignition protected and may ignite  
  such vapors.

  Using the panel template provided, make a cutout in the mounting    
  surface where the distribution panel is to be mounted. Do not yet fasten  
  the panel to the mounting surface.

  Determine the positive feed (red) and negative return (black or yellow)  
  wire size by calculating the total amperage of the circuits that will be  
  routed through the panel. Blue Sea Systems’ electrical panels are rated  
  at 100 amp total capacity. The positive feed wire must be sized for 3%  
  voltage drop at the 100 amp panel rating or the maximum amperage  
  that will be routed through the panel in any particular installation, 
  whichever is less. It is recommended that the positive feed wire be sized  
  for the full panel capacity, which, in most cases, will require at least 2  
  AWG wire, assuming a 10 foot wire run between the panel and the    
  batteries in 12 volt systems. Refer to the Wire Sizing Chart for other  
  situations. In the case of panels with two or more columns of breakers,  
  jumpers from positive bus to positive bus and from negative bus to    
  negative bus should be the same size as the positive feed and the    
  negative return wires. 

  Remember that the length of the circuit is the total of the positive wire  
  from the power source and the negative wire back to the DC Negative  
  Bus. Be certain that there is a fuse or circuit breaker of the correct size  
  protecting the positive feed wire.

  The panel is supplied with an external shunt ammeter that must be    

connected in the positive feed line to the panel. The shunt may be    
mounted at any point in the feed line, but mounting it close to the panel  
will keep the sense wires that run to the meter short, minimizing  

 

voltage loss and interference, creating the most accurate meter  

 

reading.

  Connect the positive feed wire from the positive source to either of the  

2 large bolt terminals on the shunt top. This is now the shunt positive  
terminal. Connect two additional lengths of feed wire from the remaining 
shunt terminal, now the negative terminal, to both panel positive buses. 

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