Battery Switches

        

 

 

 

 

Features of the standard e Series Battery Switch 

Relevant ABYC Standards from standard E11:

 

11.7.1.2.1 A battery switch shall be installed in the positive conductor(s) from each battery or battery bank with a CCA rating greater than 800 amperes.

 

11.7.1.2.2 A battery switch shall be mounted in a readily accessible location as close as practicable to the battery.

 

11.7.1.2.3 Battery Switch Ratings - The intermittent rating of a battery switch shall not be less than the maximum cranking current of the largest engine cranking motor that it serves. The minimum continuous rating of a battery switch shall be the total of the ampacities of the main overcurrent protection devices connected to the battery switch, or the ampacity of the feeder cable to the switch, whichever is less.

 

 

ABYC standard 11.7.1.2.2 which says that a battery switch should be installed in a readily accessible location AND as close as practical to the battery can be a tough standard to meet sometimes. Batteries typically get located in rather inaccessible locations and meeting the standard to put the switch close to the battery automatically makes it inaccessible. For these locations the remote battery switch is an ideal way to solve the problem.