Simrad EK80 - Connecting Battery Power to the Wide Band Transceiver

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2ConnecttheDCcablefromthepowersupplytothe+12Vdcsocket(identiedwith
thearrow).
3ConnecttheACmainsplugonthepowersupplytothebulkheadpoweroutlet(or
anuninterruptedpowersupply).
4Connectthegroundingcablefromthenearestgroundingpointtothededicatedterminal
(identiedwiththearrow).
Thegroundingcablemustbeconnectedtothevessel'sgroundinthefusebox(or
othercommongroundingpoint).
IfyouwishtooperateyourWideBandTransceiver(WBT)fromaDCsupply,youcanuse
anysuitablebatteryproviding+12to+15Vdc.
5ConnecttheDCpowercablefromthebatterytothe+12Vdcsocket(identiedwith
thearrow).
Relatedtopics
ACmainspowercableusingIECC13inlinesocket,page107
ConnectingbatterypowertotheWideBandTransceiver
Thetransceivercanoperatefromalargecapacitybattery.
Prerequisites
InordertopowertheWideBandTransceiverfromabattery,youwillneed:
•Alargecapacity+12Vdcbattery
•Apowerplugthattstheconnectoronthetransceiver
•Asuitablecable
Context
Thebatterymustbeplacedclosetothetransceivertominimizepowerlossinthecable.
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