•Ifyouneedtoextendthelengthofthepower
cable,ensureyouusesuitablyratedcableand
thatsufcientpower(12Vdc)isavailableatthe
SeaTalkng®backbone’spowerconnection.
Important:Beawarethatthesuitablefuserating
forthethermalbreakerorfuseisdependentonthe
numberofdevicesyouareconnecting.
Moreinformation
Raymarinerecommendsthatbestpracticeis
observedinallvesselelectricalinstallations,as
detailedinthefollowingstandards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricaland
ElectronicInstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationStandard
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
Sharingabreaker
Wheremorethan1pieceofequipmentsharesa
breakeryoumustprovideprotectionfortheindividual
circuits.E.g.byconnectinganin-linefuseforeach
powercircuit.
1
Positive(+)bar
2
Negative(-)bar
3
Circuitbreaker
4Fuse
Wherepossible,connectindividualitemsof
equipmenttoindividualcircuitbreakers.Wherethis
isnotpossible,useindividualin-linefusestoprovide
thenecessaryprotection.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,
ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Positiveground
systems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich
haspositivegrounding.
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