Important:T
oensurepowercables(includinganyextension)areofasufficientgauge,ensure
thatthereisacontinuousminimumvoltageof10.8Vdcattheendofthecablewhereitenters
theproduct’spowerconnector,evenwithafullyflatbatteryat11Vdc.(Donotassumethataflat
batteryisat0Vdc.Duetothedischargeprofileandinternalchemistryofbatteries,thecurrent
dropsmuchfasterthanthevoltage.A“fullyflat”batterystillshowsapositivevoltage,evenifit
doesn’thaveenoughcurrenttopoweryourdevice.)
Grounding
Ensurethatyouobserveanyadditionalgroundingadviceprovidedintheproduct’
sdocumentation.
Moreinformation
Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectricalinstallations,asdetailed
inthefollowingstandards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationStandard
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
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