Raymarine G-Series - General Cabling and Grounding Guidance

3.1Generalcablingguidance
Cabletypesandlength
Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetypeandlength
•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcablesofthecorrect
type,suppliedbyRaymarine.
•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthecorrectquality
andgauge.Forexample,longerpowercablerunsmayrequire
largerwiregaugestominimizevoltagedropalongtherun.
Routingcables
Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand
prolongcablelife.
•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensurea
minimumbendradiusof100mm.
Minimum bend of cable
100 mm (4 in) radius
Minimum bend
200 mm (8 in)
diameter
•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.
Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables
throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.
•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coilany
extracableandtieitoutoftheway.
•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,
useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.
•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.
Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:
•otherequipmentandcables,
•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,
•antennae.
Strainrelief
Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protectconnectorsfrom
strainandensuretheywillnotpulloutunderextremeseaconditions.
Circuitisolation
Appropriatecircuitisolationisrequiredforinstallationsusingboth
ACandDCcurrent:
•Alwaysuseisolatingtransformersoraseparatepower-inverter
torunPC’s,processors,displaysandothersensitiveelectronic
instrumentsordevices.
•AlwaysuseanisolatingtransformerwithWeatherFAXaudio
cables.
•Alwaysuseanisolatedpowersupplywhenusinga3rdparty
audioamplier.
•AlwaysuseanRS232/NMEAconverterwithopticalisolationon
thesignallines.
•AlwaysmakesurethatPC’sorothersensitiveelectronicdevices
haveadedicatedpowercircuit.
Cableshielding
Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshieldedthatthecable
shieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeenscrapedoffbybeingsqueezed
throughatightarea).
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