Furuno 1830 - Power and Ground Connection

Now comes the wiring part. The only wiring necessary is for power
connection and the interconnection cable.
Antenna Con n e ction
The interoonneetion cable from the Scanner Unit is oonnectcd to the back of
the Display Unit.
Power Connection
This radar is designed for 12. 24 or 32 volt battery systems. No internal
wiring changes are needed for input voltages from 10.2 to 40.0Vdc. A piece
of gear of thio quality descrvea to have a Circuit breaker dedicatecl to it
alone. The size of the wire feeding power to the unit should be no less than
AVVG #14 (2.Qmm square.) Refer to the figure below for assembly of the
power connector supplied as the Installation matenals.
1) Strip off 35mm of the vinyl sheath,
taking care not to nick the shielding
mesli, and slide the iiiesh back..
2) Strip off iOmm of the inner sheath,
and remove about 3mm of the insnlation
from both ends of the lead wires.
3) Slide connector'3 housing over the
cable.
4) Solder the lead wires to the connector,
taking note of the polarity, i.e., ffl (+)
and #2 (-).
5) Assemble the connector, and tighten
two set screws.
6) Fold back the shielding mesh and
damp the connector over top of it.
7) Wrap the mesh with vinyl tape.
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Vinyi sheRih
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Inner sheath
Power cable \
CVV-S 2.0x2C shielding mesb
or AWG#14)
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Ground Connection
Fig.ll Power Connector Assy.
Run heavy duty ground wire from the groundlng terminal at the rear panel of
the Display Unit to the nearest grounding point on the boat.
Follow the drawing below for detailed wiring information.
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