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Blue Sea Triple Battery Bank Management Panel
Blue Sea Triple Battery Bank Management Panel
Dual-Engine & House Isolation with 24-Hour Breakers & Emergency Combine
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DESCRIPTION
Centralised Marine Power Distribution for Dual-Engine Vessels
Managing multiple battery banks on a dual-engine vessel requires a dependable, intuitive, and fail-safe electrical architecture. The Blue Sea Systems Triple Battery Bank Management Panel is engineered to simplify complex marine DC power distribution while significantly reducing the risk of stranded situations on the water. Designed specifically for dual-engine configurations, this panel effectively isolates two dedicated starting battery banks from the primary house battery bank, ensuring that heavy domestic loads never compromise your ability to start your engines.
By consolidating battery switching, high-ampere main circuit protection, and continuous 24-hour branch circuits into a single, streamlined assembly, this panel eliminates the clutter and potential failure points of piecemeal wiring setups. Compared to standard aftermarket switches, this integrated management solution vastly reduces installation time and lowers the risk of voltage drops, accidental battery drain, and electrical faults in demanding marine environments.
Independent Isolation and Sensitive Electronics Protection
Modern marine vessels rely heavily on sophisticated navigation, communication, and sonar equipment. When an engine is cranked, the massive current draw can cause severe voltage sags and transient spikes across a shared electrical system, leading to rebooting chartplotters or permanently damaged electronics. By completely isolating the port and starboard engine starting circuits from the house circuit, this panel shields your sensitive helm electronics from cranking interference, delivering clean, uninterrupted power to your domestic loads.
Emergency Cross-Connect and Integrated Circuit Protection
Safety and redundancy are paramount when operating offshore. This triple bank panel incorporates dual-circuit rotary switching with a built-in emergency combine function. In the event that an engine starting battery becomes depleted, you can effortlessly cross-connect the isolated battery banks with the turn of a dial to draw emergency cranking power from the house or auxiliary bank, without the hazardous need to manually swap heavy battery cables in a pitching bilge.
- Dual-Engine & House Isolation: Independently controls three battery banks (two engine, one house) to prevent domestic loads from discharging essential starting batteries.
- High-Ampere Main Breaker: Incorporates primary circuit protection for high-load system feeds, safeguarding heavy-duty cabling from short circuits and overloads.
- 24-Hour Circuit Protection: Features dedicated, push-to-reset circuit breakers for essential continuous loads such as automatic bilge pumps, stereo memory, and security alarms that must remain active even when the main battery switches are turned off.
- Emergency Parallel Function: Allows instant, safe cross-connection between isolated battery banks to assist with engine cranking in flat-battery emergencies.
- Ignition Protected: Engineered and certified for safe installation aboard petrol (gasoline) powered boats, mitigating the risk of igniting surrounding bilge fumes.
- ACR Expandability: Easily integrates with two Automatic Charging Relays (ACRs, sold separately) to fully automate the charging of all three battery banks from your alternators or shore power charger.
Engineered for Harsh Marine Environments
Whether you are fitting out a new offshore sportfisher, upgrading a twin-outboard cruiser, or refitting a commercial patrol vessel, this management panel provides professional-grade control and circuit protection. Please note that while the panel is designed to work seamlessly with Automatic Charging Relays for automated multi-bank charging, the ACR units themselves are not included and must be purchased separately depending on your alternator output ratings.
Upgrade Your Vessel's Electrical Reliability
Take the guesswork out of managing your marine battery banks and protect your onboard electronics from damaging voltage fluctuations. Integrate the Blue Sea Triple Battery Bank Management Panel into your dual-engine electrical system today for safer, more reliable offshore power control.
SKU: BS-8689B
SPECIFICATIONS
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Product type | Triple battery bank management panel |
| Battery bank count | 3 |
| Configuration | Designed for dual engine configurations |
| Load protection | Provides high ampere load protection |
| Engine and house circuits | Isolates the Engine circuit from the House circuit |
| Battery control | Allows independent battery control |
| Circuit protection | Provides 24-hour circuit protection |
| Emergency cross-connect | Allows emergency cross connect between isolated battery banks |
| Electronics protection | Protects electronics from sags and spikes caused by engine cranking |
| Automatic Charging Relays | The addition of two Automatic Charging Relays (ACR) automates charging three battery banks |
| Ignition protection | Ignition protected; safe for installation aboard gasoline-powered boats |
| SKU: | BS-8689B |
| Model #: | BS-8689B |
| MPN: | BS-8689B |
| Package weight: | 3.0 kg |
| Package length: | 0.36 m |
| Package width: | 0.3 m |
| Package height: | 0.15 m |
WARRANTY
Blue Sea Warranty Policy
Blue Sea Systems products sold by us are supplied with a warranty against defects for the warranty period shown below, subject to the product type, application and the terms of this warranty policy.
The express warranty provided by us is limited to a maximum of 5 years from the original date of purchase, unless otherwise required under Australian Consumer Law.
Blue Sea Systems may offer longer manufacturer support on some products at their discretion
Warranty Lengths by Product Range
| Blue Sea Product Range | Warranty Length | Application / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Most Blue Sea Systems Products | 5 years | Applies to most Blue Sea Systems products found to be defective in materials or manufacture. |
| P12 Battery Chargers | 5 years | Warranty period starts from the original date of purchase. |
| P12 Remote Displays | 5 years | Warranty period starts from the original date of purchase. |
| Digital Meters | 3 years | Warranty period starts from the original date of purchase. |
| Vessel System Monitors | 3 years | Warranty period starts from the original date of purchase. |
Warranty Assessment and Remedy
If a Blue Sea Systems product is found to be defective in materials or manufacture within the applicable warranty period, we will, at our discretion, arrange a repair, replacement, store credit or refund, depending on the nature of the fault and the requirements of Australian Consumer Law.
Products may need to be returned for assessment before a warranty claim can be approved. Where required, the product must be returned with dated proof of purchase and a clear description of the fault.
Labour costs for removing, replacing, reinstalling or diagnosing a product are not covered by this express warranty unless otherwise required under Australian Consumer Law.
Making a Warranty Claim
To make a warranty claim, please contact us with your dated proof of purchase, product details and a description of the fault.
The product may need to be returned for inspection before the claim can be assessed. If the product is confirmed to be faulty and covered by this warranty, we will advise the available remedy.
What This Warranty Does Not Cover
This warranty does not cover faults or damage caused by incorrect installation, incorrect application, misuse, abuse, neglect, unauthorised modification, accidental damage, normal wear and tear, environmental damage, or failure to use the product in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
- Incorrect installation or wiring
- Incorrect product selection or application
- Misuse, abuse or neglect
- Physical or accidental damage
- Water ingress or environmental damage outside the product's intended use
- Unauthorised modification or repair
- Normal wear and tear
- Labour costs for removal, replacement, reinstallation or diagnosis
- Freight, travel or call-out costs unless otherwise required by law
- Products not returned for assessment when reasonably required
Manufacturer Support
Blue Sea Systems may provide additional manufacturer support on some products beyond the warranty period listed above. Where available, we may assist customers in contacting the manufacturer, but any manufacturer support beyond the express warranty period is subject to the manufacturer's own terms and continued availability.
Australian Consumer Law
This warranty is in addition to other rights and remedies available at law. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
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