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ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
H - 1
GENERAL
Ships System Door
(Battery Switch & Breakers Inside)
All electrical equipment on the Four Winns Vista® mod-
els operates on either 12 volts DC or 120 volts (220 volts
on50Hertzmodels)ACelectricalpower. Aquadruple (4)
battery system along with docksidepower(includingbat-
tery charger) is standard on the 378 Vista™. One bat-
tery is designated for the port engine, one is for the star-
board engine and two batteries are designated for the
ships systems. Batteries are located in the engine
compartment. See Figure H2.
DO NOT tamper with any electrical connection,
panel or harness, or attempt installation of any
electrical equipment unless thoroughly familiar
with the systems and experienced in making
such installations.
Figure H1: Battery Switch Location
A. Installation
Connecteachofthered(positive)batterycableslead-
ing from the battery selector switch to the positive
Circuit breakers are installed on the battery switch to pro-
tect various system components. The SHIP SYSTEMS
breaker supplies power to all DC electrical components
except the aft and forward bilge pumps, ignition, and in-
strumentation. Additional breakers are located in the
cabincircuitbreakerpanel. Thecircuitbreakersandfuses
are labeled for amperage and use.
(+)
terminal on each of the batteries. Refer to Figure
H2.
NOTICE
Besureall three cablesareinstalledontheposi-
tive (+) battery terminals.
2.
Connect each of the black (negative) battery cable
leading to the engine block to the negative (-) bat-
tery terminal on each of the four batteries.
H - 2 DUAL ENGINE - QUAD BATTERYSYSTEM
Two battery selector switches are installed on the bat-
tery switch panel of a dual engine, quad battery system.
Please note that only in an emergency start situation
can DC power be drawn from any one of the batteries.
At any other time, DC power is drawn only from the
designated battery(s). The battery switch panel is lo-
cated inside the ship systems door, which is located at
the port cockpit bulkhead, near the stern. See Figure
H1.
Refer to the battery switch schematic in the back
of the manual for wiring information.
Battery Storage Cover
Figure H2: Battery Location
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