FLIR M300C - Grounding; In-line fuse and thermal breaker ratings

Important:T oensurepowercables(includinganyextension)areofasufcientgauge,
ensurethatthereisacontinuousminimumvoltageof10.8Vdcattheendofthecable
whereitenterstheproduct’spowerconnector,evenwithafullyatbatteryat11Vdc.
(Donotassumethataatbatteryisat0Vdc.Duetothedischargeproleandinternal
chemistryofbatteries,thecurrentdropsmuchfasterthanthevoltage.A“fullyat”battery
stillshowsapositivevoltage,evenifitdoesn’thaveenoughcurrenttopoweryourdevice.)
Grounding
Ensurethatyouobserveanyadditionalgroundingadviceprovidedintheproduct’s
documentation.
Moreinformation
Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectricalinstallations,as
detailedinthefollowingstandards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationStandard
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings
Thefollowingin-linefuseandthermalbreakerratingsapplytoyourproduct:
In-linefuseratingThermalbreakerrating
15Aslowblow
15A(ifonlyconnectingonedevice)
Note:
•Thesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreakerisdependentonthenumberofdevices
youareconnecting.IfindoubtconsultanauthorizedFLIRdealer.
•Y ourproduct’spowercablemayhaveattedin-linefuse,ifnotthenyoucanaddan
in-linefusetothepositivewireofyourproduct’spowerconnection.
Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire
Thepowercablesuppliedwiththisproductincludesadedicatedshield(drain)wirefor
connectiontoavessel'sRFgroundpoint.
ItisimportantthataneffectiveRFgroundisconnectedtothesystem.Asinglegroundpoint
shouldbeusedforallequipment.Theunitcanbegroundedbyconnectingtheshield(drain)
wireofthepowercabletothevessel'sRFgroundpoint.OnvesselswithoutanRFground
systemtheshield(drain)wireshouldbeconnecteddirectlytothenegativebatteryterminal.
Thedcpowersystemshouldbeeither:
•Negativegrounded,withthenegativebatteryterminalconnectedtothevessel'sground.
•Floating,withneitherbatteryterminalconnectedtothevessel'sground
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
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