Installation and Service manual
Compass STD 22
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Edition: May 20, 2005
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3.2.1.1
General information about creating an earth connection
The following instructions relating to the creation of cable connections must be adhered
to in order to comply with the stringent EMC requirements.
The specified cable types must be used.
It is vital to ensure that these connections have
a common
reference to ship’s earth.
Additional components (optional features) must
likewise be connected to the common earth.
Figure 40
: Creating an earth connection
Each earth connection must be made as shown in Figure 40.
The earth cable, to which a cable lug is attached, must have a cross-section
of at least 1.5 mm
2
.
The cable lug is mounted between a pair of toothed washers.
Earth connections must be free of all corrosion; they must be screwed tight.
