•Ideally,allequipmentshouldbewiredtoindividual
suitably-ratedthermalbreakersorfuses,with
appropriatecircuitprotection.Wherethisisnot
possibleandmorethan1itemofequipment
sharesabreaker,useindividualin-linefuses
foreachpowercircuittoprovidethenecessary
protection.
•Inallcases,observetherecommended
breaker/fuseratingsprovidedintheproduct’s
documentation.
•Ifyouneedtoextendthelengthofthepowercable
suppliedwithyourproduct,ensureyouobserve
thededicatedPowercableextensionsadvice
providedintheproduct’sdocumentation.
Important:Beawarethatthesuitablefuserating
forthethermalbreakerorfuseisdependentonthe
numberofdevicesyouareconnecting.
Grounding
Ensurethatyouobservetheseparategrounding
adviceprovidedintheproduct’sdocumentation.
Moreinformation
Raymarinerecommendsthatbestpracticeis
observedinallvesselelectricalinstallations,as
detailedinthefollowingstandards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricaland
ElectronicInstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationStandard
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
Breakers,fusesandcircuitprotection
Theinformationbelowisprovidedasguidance
tohelpprotectyourproduct.Theexample
illustrationsprovidedareforcommonvesselpower
arrangements,ifyouareunsurehowtoprovidethe
correctlevelofprotectionthenpleaseconsulta
Raymarineauthorizeddealerforsupport.
Distributionpanelconnection
Itisrecommendedthatyourproductiswiredthrough
yourvessel’sdistributionpanelviaathermalbreaker
orfuse.
1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)
2.In-linefuse(yourproductmaycontainafuse
alreadybuiltintothepowercable.)
3.Productpowercable
4.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)
5.*Drainwire
6.Vesseldistributionpanel
7.*VesselRFgroundpointconnection
Note:*Onlyapplicabletoproductsthatincludea
drainwireontheproduct’spowercable.
Thermalbreakerrating
5A(ifonlyconnectingonedevice)
BatteryconnectionwithRFground
Ifyourvesseldoesnothaveadistributionpanelthen
yourproductmaybewireddirectlytothebatterywith
thedrainwireconnectedtothevessel’sRFground
point.
1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)
2.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)
3.In-linefuse(Ifyourproductspowercabledoes
nothaveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuse
shouldbetted.)
4.*Drainwire
5.Productpowercable
6.Vesselbattery
7.*VesselRFgroundpointconnection
Note:*Onlyapplicabletoproductsthatincludea
drainwireontheproduct’spowercable.
BatteryconnectionwithnoRFground
Ifyourvesseldoesnothaveadistributionpanel
oranRFgroundpointthenyourproductmaybe
wireddirectlytothebatterywiththedrainwirealso
connectedtothebattery’snegativeterminal.
1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)
2.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)
3.In-linefuse(Ifyourproductspowercabledoes
nothaveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuse
shouldbetted.)
4.*Drainwireconnectedtovesselnegativepower
supply.
5.Productpowercable
6.Vesselbattery
Note:*Onlyapplicabletoproductsthatincludea
drainwireontheproduct’spowercable.
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