Cable Selection - HONDA marine BF200A Set-Up, Installation, And Pre-Delivery Service

Cable Selection
1. Select the control box installation position for boat
and suitable type of the control box.
Recommended control cable:
-
Morse 33C cable (commercially available)
REMOTE CONTROL BOX
Side mount control box:
The remote control b o x is n o r m a l l y m o u n t e d o n t h e
starboard side. The control lever can be reversed t o
accommodate port side (see page 20).
Position the spacer plate between the control box and the
installation surface.
Panel mount control box:
It is necessary t o make a clearance t o route the control
cable behind the control box.
If the thickness of the mounting location is 25 m m (0.98 in)
or more, this location is not suitable to mounting, select
other location.
Top
mount control box:
It is necessary t o make a clearance t o route the control
cable under the control box.
2. Calculate the control cable length.
Measure the distance of L1 and L2 and calculate the
required control cable length as follows.
Side mount control box, Panel mount control box:
Required control cable length
=
L1
+
L2
+
12" to 18" (300 to 450 m m )
Top mount control box:
Measure the length of the control cable route o n the
boat and add 12" to 18" (300 to 400 m m ) to this length.
When the boat is mounted with dual outboard motors,
measure the length to the respective outboard motors.
Do not bend the control cable sharp with the radius of the
cable bend being 300 m m (12 in) or below.
Bending the cable sharp will increase the operation load
of the control lever which deteriorates the operationability
of the lever.
The control cable must be long enough not to change the
cable routing when tilting up/down the outboard motor or
when turning the steering handle right or left.
If must be long enough that allows proper tilt-up or down
of the outboard motor and secure steering operation.
Add the extra length to the cable if
it
is obliged to route
the cable with slackness or if it is not possible to route the
cable in an ordinal route.
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