2002-2008 Four Winns Vista 378 Boat Owners Manual

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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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Vista™ Owner’s  Manual
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shaun on Jul 07, 2014. s

great very informative. should not have to fill this out for a manule though


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