Santego 3867 DC panel

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Santego 3867 DC panel

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The DC panel has two main breakers labeled: DC Main #1 and DC Main #2. But the battery switch only has one output, so what is the function of the two DC Main breakers?
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Usually sub-dividing the main feed into two smaller feeds with separate protection.

I had two 50A main breakers each feeding a string of smaller breakers. One row was primarily "house" things like lights and the refrigerator. The other row had things like pumps (potable and bilge), heads, and horn.
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Thanks, that's what I thought. Just had never seen that done like that.
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