Raymarine Evolution EV-2 - Sharing a Breaker

•Forpowercablee
xtensions,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
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
Sharingabreaker
Wheremorethan1pieceofequipmentsharesabreakeryoumustprovideprotectionforthe
individualcircuits.E.g.byconnectinganin-linefuseforeachpowercircuit.
1
P ositive(+)bar
2
Negative(-)bar
3Circuitbreak er
4Fuse
Wherepossible ,connectindividualitemsofequipmenttoindividualcircuitbreakers.Wherethisis
notpossible,useindividualin-linefusestoprovidethenecessaryprotection.
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