1.Sea
Talkng®spurconnector—connectstospurconnectionontheSeaTalkng®network.
2.+Red(positive)wire—connectstobatteryordistributionpanelpositiveterminal.
3.–Black(negative)wire—connectstobatteryordistributionpanelnegativeterminal.
4.GroundwireconnectstoRFgroundpoint,ifnogroundpointisavailableconnecttothebattery
negative(-)terminal.
Implementation—connectiontodistributionpanel
1.W aterprooffuseholderwith5Ainlinefusemustbefitted(notsupplied).
2.SeaTalkng®powercable.
3.RFGroundconnectionpointfordrainwire.
•Ideally,theSea Talkng®powercableshouldbeconnectedtoasuitablebreakerorswitchonthe
vessel'sdistributionpanelorfactory-fittedpowerdistributionpoint.Itisrecommendedthata5A
inlinefuseisfittedtothered(positive)wireoftheSea Talkng®powercable.
•Thedistributionpointshouldbefedfromthevessel’sprimarypowersourceby8AWG(8.36mm
2
)
cable.
•Ideally,allequipmentshouldbewiredtoindividualsuitably-ratedthermalbreakersorfuses,with
appropriatecircuitprotection.Wherethisisnotpossibleandmorethan1itemofequipmentshares
abreaker,useindividualin-linefusesforeachpowercircuittoprovidethenecessaryprotection.
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