switch panel question

[Milton]

Grapegoat,

Assuming you mean a circuit like:

If the question is how safe is this, the answer is entirely providing appropriate sized wires and switches are used. Of course if Fuse A blows you de-energize all 3 relays.

The troubleshooting procedures for Fuse A would be:
FUSE A BLOWS:
A) Remove Fuse A, Relays 1-3, and place switches 1-3 in the off position.
B) Replace FUSE A, if it blows you have a short in the wiring between Fuse A and the switches.
C) Turn on Switch 1, if Fuse A blows the short is in the wiring between Switch 1 and Relay Coil 1.
D) Turn on Switch 2, if Fuse A blows the short is in the wiring between Switch 2 and Relay Coil 2.
E) Turn on Switch 3, if Fuse A blows the short is in the wiring between Switch 3 and Relay Coil 3.
F) Replace Relay 1, if Fuse A blows replace Relay 1.
G) Replace Relay 2, if Fuse A blows replace Relay 2.
H) Replace Relay 3, if Fuse A blows replace Relay 3.
I) If Fuse A does not blow have a beer.

 

[grapegoat]

Grapegoat,

Assuming you mean a circuit like:

If the question is how safe is this, the answer is entirely providing appropriate sized wires and switches are used. Of course if Fuse A blows you de-energize all 3 relays.

The troubleshooting procedures for Fuse A would be:
FUSE A BLOWS:
A) Remove Fuse A, Relays 1-3, and place switches 1-3 in the off position.
B) Replace FUSE A, if it blows you have a short in the wiring between Fuse A and the switches.
C) Turn on Switch 1, if Fuse A blows the short is in the wiring between Switch 1 and Relay Coil 1.
D) Turn on Switch 2, if Fuse A blows the short is in the wiring between Switch 2 and Relay Coil 2.
E) Turn on Switch 3, if Fuse A blows the short is in the wiring between Switch 3 and Relay Coil 3.
F) Replace Relay 1, if Fuse A blows replace Relay 1.
G) Replace Relay 1, if Fuse A blows replace Relay 1.
H) Replace Relay 1, if Fuse A blows replace Relay 1.
I) If Fuse A does not blow have a beer.

Ah! See that is exactly how i have it set up. Seems safe and simple. Thank you for showing that diagram. I can understand diagrams. . And yes i used good sized wiring for all of it. And thank you for also explaining the troubleshooting steps provided there is a short somewhere.

I thank the others for there input aswell. I can see the advantage of fusing each switch individually. Narrows your hunt for a short, your other circuits stay on in the event of a short.