•Forpowercablee
xtensions,aminimumwiregaugeof16AWG(1.31mm
2
)isrecommended.For
cablerunslongerthan15meters,youmayneedtoconsiderathickerwiregauge(e.g.14AWG
(2.08mm
2
),or12AWG(3.31mm
2
)).
•Animportantrequirementforalllengthsofpowercable(includinganyextension)istoensurethat
thereisacontinuousminimumvoltageattheproduct’spowerconnectorof10.8Vdc,witha
fullyflatbatteryat11Vdc.
Important:
Beawarethatsomeproductsinyoursystem(suchassonarmodules)cancreatevoltagepeak
sat
certaintimes,whichmayimpactthevoltageavailabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.
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Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectricalinstallations,asdetailed
inthefollowingstandards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationS tandard
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
4.4Cableferriteinstallation
Y ourproductissuppliedwithasuppressionferriteclamp.T oensureEMCCompliance,thesupplied
ferritemustbefittedtothecableaccordingtothefollowinginstructions.
1.TheferritemustbefittedtotheendoftheSea Talkng™spurcableclosesttothedevice.
2.Theferritemustbefittedatthedistancespecifiedintheillustrationabove.
3.Ensureatightandsecurefitsothattheferritewillnotmoveupordownthecable.
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