Raymarine Element 12 HV - Page 34

•R
efertothe
Powerconnection sectionformoreinformationonhowtoidentifythewiresinyour
product’
spowercable,andwheretoconnectthem.
•Seebelowformoreinformationonimplementationforsomecommonpowerdistributionscenarios:
Important:
•Whenplanningandwiring,tak
eintoconsiderationotherproductsinyoursystem,someofwhich
(e.g.sonarmodules)mayplacelargepowerdemandpeaksonthevessel’selectricalsystem,
whichmayimpactthevoltageavailabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.
•Theinformationprovidedbelowisforguidanceonly,tohelpprotectyourproduct.Itcovers
commonvesselpowerarrangements,butdoesNOTcovereveryscenario.Ifyouareunsure
howtoprovidethecorrectlevelofprotection,pleaseconsultanauthorizedRaymarinedealeror
asuitablyqualifiedprofessionalmarineelectrician.
Implementation—connectiontodistributionpanel(R ecommended)
1
W aterprooffuseholdercontainingasuitably-ratedinlinefusemustbefitted.
Forsuitablefuserating,referto: In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings .
2
Productpowercable .
3
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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