General Information About Establishing An Earth Connection - Raytheon 138-118 Manual

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General information about establishing an earth connection

In order to comply with the stringent EMC requirements, please abide by the information
given below regarding cable connections.
Use the cable types specified.
Earth connections should be connected to the gyro compass and to the junction box.
Fig.6:
All earth connections must be made as shown in Fig.6.
The earthing cable attached to the cable bracket must possess a cross-section of mini-
mum 1.5 mm
The cable bracket should be mounted between two toothed discs.
Earth connections must be free of corrosion and well fastened.
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It is essential to ensure that these connections have a
common reference to the ship's earth.
Any additional components (options) must also be con-
nected to the common earth!
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Edition: November 21, 2003