Raymarine VCM100 - VCM100 Power Cable Extension; VCM100 Screen (Drain) Wire Extension

3.9VCM100powercableextension
Thepowercablecanbeextendedforlongercablerunsbetween
theVCM100andyourvessel’sDCdistributionpanelorbattery
isolatorswitch.
Ifyouneedtoextendthepowercable,useasplashproofjunction
box.Thejunctionboxshouldprovideaterminalstripwithsufcient
spaceforpowerconnections.Theterminalstripshouldbea
minimumof30Ampratingforpowercores.Itisessentialthatboth
powercoresandthescreen(drain)areconnectedandthatthe
connectionisofverylowresistanceasconsiderablepowerpasses
throughthisconnection.
Thefollowingtableprovidesrecommendedtotalpowercablelengths
andgauges.Theseguresrelatetothemaximumdistanceofpower
cablesfromthebatteryisolatorswitchorDCdistributionpaneltothe
VCM100.Exceedingtheselengthsmaycauseunreliableoperation.
AWG
(American
WireGauge)mm
2
Maximum
distance(12
voltsupply)
Maximum
distance(24
voltsupply)
7
10.55
15m(49.2ft.)55m(180.4ft.)
88.36
10m(32.8ft.)40m(131.2ft)
105.26
8m(26.2ft.)32m(104.9ft.)
114.17
6m(19.6ft.)24m(78.7ft.)
Note:Iftherequiredextensionsresultinunacceptablylarge
diametercables,usetwoormoresmallergaugewirestoachieve
therequiredcopperwirecross-section.Forexample,usingtwo
pairsof2mm
2
cablesisequivalenttousingtwosingle4mm
2
cables.
3.10VCM100screen(drain)wire
extension
Thescreen(drain)wirecanbeextendedforlongercableruns
betweentheVCM100andyourvessel’sRFgroundsystem.
Extensionstothescreen(drain)wireshouldusean8mmbraidor
AWG10(5.26mm
2
)multi-strandedcable.
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