Enclosure for Circuit Breaker (Blue Sea 285-Series Surface Mount)
US$34.99
Enclosure for Blue Sea 285-Series circuit breaker. Neat and SAFE way to mount a breaker to any surface. Isolates the terminals and prevents accidental short circuits.
Surface Mount
The enclosure can be mounted to any surface (vertical or horizontal) using two #6 flat head screws:
Snap-Fit
Simply remove the soft-rubber caps attached to the breaker, push the breaker into the enclosure (snap-fit), then install the cover (snap-fit). No hardware needed!
Modular
The enclosure can accept cable up to 2/0 AWG and the modular plugs can be relocated to accept different cable routing:
Safe
With the cover in place and heat shrink tubing (not included), the terminals are isolated from the surroundings thus preventing accidental short circuiting:
Reset Button & lever
The breaker can be switched ON (“reset” yellow lever) or switched OFF (red button) without having to remove the cover:
Compatibility
Compatible with:
- Blue Sea 285 Circuit Breaker, Surface Mount (all current ratings 25A up to 150A) : See on Amazon.
* The rubber caps must be discarded before fitting into the enclosure ->
Specifications
- Outside Dimensions: 96mm x 59mm x 26mm (3.8in x 2.3in x 1.0in).
- Manufacturing: 3D Printed.
- Material: Blend of Polycarbonate (50%), PETG (45%) & others (5%).
- Temperature Resistance: Up to 110°C (230F), on par with marine wire insulation rating.
- Included: Enclosure (base & cover) with 2 modular plugs (breaker not included).
Real World Application (FOrd Transit CCP2 Alternator Charging)
In our wiring diagram, there is a breaker between the DC-To-DC charger and the starter battery (see the red arrow below):
Per ABYC E-11 standards, breakers should be installed 7 inches from the charge source (measured along the wire). So we created an enclosure that allows us to install the breaker within that distance from the Ford Transit CCP2 (which is rated for 175A). Our electrical system is not done yet so there’s not wires in the photos below, but you get the idea 🙂
Inspiration & Idea
Exposed components (shunt, battery terminals, breakers, etc.) in our campervan make us feel a bit uncomfortable due to the risk of short circuit. Here’s why…
Before installing the electrical system in our new van conversion, we are slowly working on designing and making enclosures and covers for the components we plan to use:
It’s still a work in progress at the time of writing these lines, but we’ll add more to our Store as we go… Here is what we have so far:
Shipping
- Ships From: British Columbia, Canada.
- Carrier: Canada Post / USPS.
- Cost: Actual carrier shipping rate calculated at checkout. You can combine other items from our Store to save on shipping.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT
Do It Yourself.
We couldn’t find a way to safely mount surface circuit breakers in our van, so we made one.
This is an homemade product.
Each enclosure is individually 3D printed, takes about 2 hours to complete, and requires manual labor. This is not a mass-produced product. This is a crafted, hand-made product.
Low Volume.
We created this product for our own needs, to make just a few units. There is no way for us to ramp up the production and lower the price, unless we take it to injection molding manufacturing but that’s a whole another level we’re not considering at the moment.
Electrical System Design Guide
You’ll find everything you need to design your own van electrical system in this guide:
7 reviews for Enclosure for Circuit Breaker (Blue Sea 285-Series Surface Mount)
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Got ’em. Good to go
Got two , one for each of my transits CCP .Have not installed yet. Delivery was super prompt. Well packaged.Seems like it will work exactly as expected. Also nice to support a great contributor to the van world.
Thanks Edward, much appreciated! 🙂
Received in good order – great quality and the enclosed contacts will help avoid electrical shorts from dropped wrenches, etc
Cover works perfectly.
Only one problem: the 285-series breakers come with little soft-rubber caps to cover the terminals. The enclosure seems not to fit when those caps are in place. Remove the caps, and the enclosure lid fits fine. I may have used a bit too much force on the lid, to try and make it fit. Now that the caps are gone, no problem.
That’s correct! The small soft-rubber caps have to be removed. They are no longer required since the enclosure completely protects the breaker.
The product photos show the breaker without the rubber caps, but I’ll add some text to clarify as well 🙂
Thanks for your support,
antoine
You all out did yourself with the design and implementation of the circuit breaker enclosure.
1. Having relocatable cable lug port coverlets. (Now I wish BlueSea would do something similar for their m-Series battery disconnect switches rather than having to permanently break a tab off.)
2. Having the base ‘snap’ into the back of the circuit breaker (Pure elegance, the marketing department would call that a ‘surprise and delight’).
3. Tolerances, everything fit perfectly.
4. Having the front snap in rather than using a fastener, again pure elegance.
Thank you for demonstrating that refined design can still be found.