Raymarine E70636 - Power Distribution

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owerdistribution
Recommendationsandbestpractice.
•Theproductissuppliedwithapowercable,eitherasaseparateitemoracaptivecable
permanentlyattachedtotheproduct.Onlyusethepowercablesuppliedwiththeproduct.Do
NOTuseapowercabledesignedfor,orsuppliedwith,adifferentproduct.
•Refertothe
Powerconnection sectionformoreinformationonhowtoidentifythewiresinyour
product’
spowercable,andwheretoconnectthem.
•Seebelowformoreinformationonimplementationforsomecommonpowerdistributionscenarios:
Important:
•Whenplanningandwiring,tak eintoconsiderationotherproductsinyoursystem,someofwhich
(e.g.sonarmodules)mayplacelargepowerdemandpeaksonthevessel’selectricalsystem,
whichmayimpactthevoltageavailabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.
•Theinformationprovidedbelowisforguidanceonly,tohelpprotectyourproduct.Itcovers
commonvesselpowerarrangements,butdoesNOTcovereveryscenario.Ifyouareunsure
howtoprovidethecorrectlevelofprotection,pleaseconsultanauthorizeddealerorasuitably
qualifiedprofessionalmarineelectrician.
Implementation—connectiontodistributionpanel(R ecommended)
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W aterprooffuseholdercontainingasuitably-ratedinlinefusemustbefitted.
Forsuitablefuserating,referto: In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings .
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Productpowercable .
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Drainwireconnectionpoint.
•Itisrecommendedthatthesuppliedpowercableisconnectedtoasuitablebreak erorswitchon
thevessel'sdistributionpanelorfactory-fittedpowerdistributionpoint.
•Thedistributionpointshouldbefedfromthevessel’sprimarypowersourceby8AWG(8.36mm
2
)
cable.
•Ideally,allequipmentshouldbewiredtoindividualsuitably-ratedthermalbreakersorfuses,with
appropriatecircuitprotection.Wherethisisnotpossibleandmorethan1itemofequipmentshares
abreaker,useindividualin-linefusesforeachpowercircuittoprovidethenecessaryprotection.
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