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ruption of very high current will generate a hazardous, high temperature, high-energy
arc with accompanying high-pressure wave that may cause fi re, damage nearby objects
and cause injury. To prevent occurrence of hazardous conditions under short circuit con-
ditions, the fuse used in the battery circuit should limit the current (should be "Current
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time, quench the arc in a safe manner. For this purpose,
UL Class T Fuse
or equivalent
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fast acting fuse will blow in less than 8 ms under short circuit conditions.
Appropriate
capacity of the above Class T fuse or equivalent should be installed within 7” of the
battery Plus (+) Terminal
(Please see Table 8.2 for fuse sizing). Marine Rated Battery
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WARNING!
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mandatory
to
provide safety against fi re hazard due to accidental short circuit in the battery
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will
NOT
blow if there is a short circuit along the length of wires connecting the
battery and the inverter.
8.4.5 Recommended Sizes of Battery Cables and Fuses
Sizes of cables and fuses are shown in Table 8.2. Sizing is based on safety considerations speci-
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Table 8.2 Recommended Sizing of Battery Cables and External Battery Side Fuse
Model No.
(1)
Maximum
Continu-
ous DC
Input
Current
(See
Note 1)
(2)
Minimum
Ampacity
of cable as
per NEC
(See
Note 2)
(3)
External
Battery
Fuse Size
(Based on
Column 2)
(See
Note 3)
(4)
Minimum cable size
(See Note 4)
Part No.
of Recom-
mended
Samlex
America
Inverter
Installa-
tion Kit
(See
Note 5)
(8)
3 ft /
0.91M
(5)
6 ft /
1.83M
(6)
10 ft /
3.05M
(7)
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200A
250A
200A
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drop for
10 ft)
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100A
125A
100A
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SECTION 8 |
Installation
