Raymarine gS Series - Page 49

6.Vesselbattery
7.VesselRFgroundpointconnection
BatteryconnectionwithnoRFground
Ifyourvesseldoesnothaveadistributionpanel
oranRFgroundpointthenyourproductmaybe
wireddirectlytothebatterywiththedrainwirealso
connectedtothebattery’snegativeterminal.
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1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)
2.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)
3.In-linefuse(Ifyourproductspowercabledoes
nothaveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuse
shouldbetted.)
4.Drainwireconnectedtovesselnegativepower
supply.
5.Productpowercable
6.Vesselbattery
In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings
Thefollowingin-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings
applytoyourproduct:
In-linefuseratingThermalbreakerrating
15A
15A(ifonlyconnectingone
device)
Note:
•Thesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreaker
isdependentonthenumberofdevicesyouare
connecting.Ifindoubtconsultanauthorized
Raymarinedealer.
•Yourproduct’spowercablemayhavetted
in-linefuse,ifnotthenyoucanaddanin-line
fusetothepositivewireofyourproductspower
connection.
Powercable
Thedisplayissuppliedwithacombinedpowerand
datamulticable,thiscanbeextendedifrequired.
Powercablesavailable
CablePartnumberNotes
1.5m(4.9ft)
Straightpower
anddatacable
R62379
1.5m(4.9ft)Right
angledpowerand
datacable
R70029
Cableextension
Thefollowingrestrictionsapplytoanyextensionto
thepowercable:
•Cablemustbeofasuitablegaugeforthecircuit
load.
•Eachunitshouldhaveitsowndedicatedpower
cablewiredbacktothedistributionpanel.
Totallength
(max)Supplyvoltage
Cablegauge
(AWG)
12V18
0–5m(0–16.4ft)
24V20
12V14 5–10m
(16.4–32.8ft)
24V18
12V12 10–15m
(32.8–49.2ft)
24V16
12V12 15–20m
(49.2–65.5ft)
24V14
Note:Thesedistancesarefora2wirepowercablerun
fromthebatterytothedisplay(approximatelythedistance
fromthebatterytothedisplay).Tocalculatetheroundtrip
length,doublethegurestatedhere.
Sharingabreaker
Wheremorethan1pieceofequipmentsharesa
breakeryoumustprovideprotectionfortheindividual
circuits.E.g.byconnectinganin-linefuseforeach
powercircuit.
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1
3
+
-
1
Positive(+)bar
2
Negative(-)bar
3
Circuitbreaker
4Fuse
Wherepossible,connectindividualitemsof
equipmenttoindividualcircuitbreakers.Wherethis
isnotpossible,useindividualin-linefusestoprovide
thenecessaryprotection.
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