Alternative Ground For Aluminum Hulls; To Ground The Acu; To Ground The Adu - Furuno FV-110GX Operator's Manual

Alternative ground for aluminum hulls

A.4 Alternative ground for aluminum hulls
The following guidelines assume a two-wire, isolated grounding arrangement; that is no
part of the circuit, in particular the battery negative, is connected to any ground potential
or equipment.
A.4.1

To ground the ACU

To ground the ACU do as follows:
1. Ground the ACU preferably with the short cable.
2. Ground the ACUat its grounding stud to ensure a proper grounding if the short ADU
cable is disconnected.
3. Establish the ground connection at a dedicated RF ground (either capacitively or
electrically coupled).
Important
The ACU provides galvanic isolation (as required) from its input power terminals to the
chassis/grounding stud. This way the isolated grounding arrangement is maintained.
A.4.2

To ground the ADU

To ground the ADU do as follows:
1. If the mounting base of the ADU is electrically connected to the hull (or any other
ground potential than the ACU), isolate the ADU at its mounting bolts by means of
shoulder bushings and washers, see A.6.3. This is done in order to prevent DC currents
flowing in the hull thus causing electrolytic corrosion.
2. However, you must establish a ground connection via one of the mounting bolts and a
separate ground cable.
A-6
Remember to make the ADU ground connection at the
same electrical ground potential as the ACU (see To
ground the ADU).