3.11Selectingalocation
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Generallocationrequirements
Whenselectingalocationforyourproductitis
importanttoconsideranumberoffactors.
Keyfactorswhichcanaffectproductperformance
are:
•Ventilation
Toensureadequateairow:
–Ensurethatproductismountedina
compartmentofsuitablesize.
–Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.
Allowadequateseparationofallequipment.
Anyspecicrequirementsforeachsystem
componentareprovidedlaterinthischapter.
•Mountingsurface
Ensureproductisadequatelysupportedona
securesurface.Donotmountunitsorcutholes
inplaceswhichmaydamagethestructureofthe
vessel.
•Cabling
Ensuretheproductismountedinalocationwhich
allowsproperrouting,supportandconnectionof
cables:
–Minimumbendradiusof100mm(3.94in)
unlessotherwisestated.
–Usecableclipstopreventstressonconnectors.
–Ifyourinstallationrequiresmultipleferritesto
beaddedtoacablethenadditionalcableclips
shouldbeusedtoensuretheextraweightof
thecableissupported.
•Wateringress
Theproductissuitableformountingbothabove
andbelowdecks.Althoughtheunitiswaterproof,
itisgoodpracticetolocateitinaprotectedarea
awayfromprolongedanddirectexposuretorain
andsaltspray.
•Electricalinterference
Selectalocationthatisfarenoughawayfrom
devicesthatmaycauseinterference,suchas
motors,generatorsandradiotransmitters/
receivers.
•Powersupply
Selectalocationthatisascloseaspossibletothe
vessel’sDCpowersource.Thiswillhelptokeep
cablerunstoaminimum.
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance
ismaintainedfromthedisplay.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationforthe
multifunctiondisplayyoushouldaimtomaintainthe
maximumpossibledistancebetweenthedisplayand
anycompasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbeat
least1m(3ft)inalldirections.Howeverforsome
smallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocate
thedisplaythisfarawayfromacompass.Inthis
situation,thefollowingguresprovidetheminimum
safedistancethatshouldbemaintainedbetweenthe
displayandanycompasses.