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1.W aterprooffuseholderwith5Ainlinefusemustbefitted(notsupplied).
2.SeaTalkng®powercable.
3.Drainwireconnectionpoint.
BatteryconnectionscenarioA:
SuitableforavesselwithacommonRFgroundpoint.Inthisscenario,thepowercable’sdrainwire
shouldbeconnectedtothevessel’scommonRFgroundpoint.
BatteryconnectionscenarioB:
SuitableforavesselwithoutacommonRFgroundpoint.Inthisscenariothepowercable’sdrainwire
shouldbeconnecteddirectlytothebattery’snegativeterminal.
SeaTalkng®Powercableextension
IfyouneedtoextendthelengthoftheSeaTalkng®powercable,ensureyouusesuitablyratedcable
andthatsufficientpowerisavailableattheSeaTalkng®backbone’spowerconnectionpoint:
•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)cancreatevoltagepeak sat
certaintimes,whichmayimpactthevoltageavailabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.
Moreinformation
Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectricalinstallations,asdetailed
inthefollowingstandards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationS tandard
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