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Important:
Beawarethatthesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreakerorfuseisdependentonthenumber
ofdevicesyouareconnecting.
Powercableextension
Ifyouneedtoextendthelengthofthepowercablesuppliedwithyourproduct,ensureyouobserve
thefollowingadvice:
•Thepowercableforeachunitinyoursystemshouldberunasaseparate,singlelengthof2-wire
cablefromtheunittothevessel'sbatteryordistributionpanel.
•Forpowercableextensions,aminimumwiregaugeof16AWG(1.31mm
2
)isrecommended.For
cablerunslongerthan15meters,youmayneedtoconsiderathickerwiregauge(e.g.14AWG
(2.08mm
2
),or12AWG(3.31mm
2
)).
•Animportantrequirementforalllengthsofpowercable(includinganyextension)istoensurethat
thereisacontinuousminimumvoltageattheproduct’spowerconnectorof10.8Vdc,witha
fullyflatbatteryat11Vdc.
Important:Beawarethatsomeproductsinyoursystem(suchassonarmodules)cancreatevoltage
peaksatcertaintimes,whichmayimpactthevoltageavailabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.
Grounding
Ensurethatyouobserveanyseparategroundingadviceprovidedintheproduct’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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