General Information About Establishing A Common Ground Connection - Raytheon STD 21 GPS Operation Manual

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General information about establishing a common ground 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.
Figure 27:
All common ground connections must be made as shown in Figure 27.
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 washers.
Common ground connections must be free of corrosion and well fastened.
Edition: Feb. 05, 2007
Satellite Compass
STD 21 GPS
It is essential to ensure that these connections have a
common reference to the ship's common ground.
Any additional components (options) must also be con-
nected to the common ground!
Establishing a common ground connection
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