W
arning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
In-linefuseandthermalbreak
erratings
Thefollowingin-linefuseandthermalbreakerratingsapplytoyourproduct:
In-linefuseratingThermalbreak
errating
10A
7A(ifonlyconnectingonedevice)
Note:
•Thesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreak erisdependentonthenumberofdevicesyouare
connecting.IfindoubtconsultanauthorizedRaymarine
®
dealer.
•Y ourproduct’spowercablemayhaveafittedin-linefuse.Ifnot,addanin-linefusetothe
positivewireofyourproduct’spowerconnection.
Grounding
Thisproductisgroundedthroughthe0Vdcnegativewireonthepowercableanddoesnotrequire
adrain(shield)tobeconnectedtothebasestation
’sgroundterminal.
Warning:Chassisgrounding
DoNOTgroundthisproductusingthechassisgroundterminal.
Groundingthisproducttoavessel’sRFgroundmaycausegalvaniccorrosion.
P owerdistribution
Recommendationsandbestpractice.
•Theproductissuppliedwithapowercable,eitherasaseparateitemoracaptivecable
permanentlyattachedtotheproduct.Onlyusethepowercablesuppliedwiththeproduct.Do
NOTuseapowercabledesignedfor,orsuppliedwith,adifferentproduct.
•Refertothe
Powerconnection
sectionformoreinformationonhowtoidentifythewiresinyour
product’spowercable,andwheretoconnectthem.
•Seebelowformoreinformationonimplementationforsomecommonpowerdistributionscenarios:
Important:
•Whenplanningandwiring,tak eintoconsiderationotherproductsinyoursystem,someofwhich
(e.g.sonarmodules)mayplacelargepowerdemandpeaksonthevessel’selectricalsystem,
whichmayimpactthevoltageavailabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.
•Theinformationprovidedbelowisforguidanceonly,tohelpprotectyourproduct.Itcovers
commonvesselpowerarrangements,butdoesNOTcovereveryscenario.Ifyouareunsure
howtoprovidethecorrectlevelofprotection,pleaseconsultanauthorizeddealerorasuitably
qualifiedprofessionalmarineelectrician.
Implementation—connectiontodistributionpanel(R ecommended)
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