[CA] [CA11] Interfacing Axiom 9 to St40-bidata and tillerpilot

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Frank,

Q1. I'm wondering if it wouldn't be possible to splice a two pair awg wire of appropriate size into to the seatalk converter cable and run it to the ST1000+?
A1. Yes. SeaTalk cable is available in 15", 1m, 3m, 5m, 9m, 20m, and 200m lengths (D230, D284, D285, D286, D287, D288, and Q018 respectively). SeaTalk busses may be created in a serial or parallel manner. SeaTalk cables may be joined using D244 SeaTalk Junction Blocks, splices, marine grade terminal strips, or R55006 SeaTalk Auxiliary Junction Boxes.

Q2. Also, I'm not quite sure what you mean by "circuit supplying power to the SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone's power cable should be switched.". Switched from where to where.
A2. My statement would have been more clear if I had specified that a switch should be installed in the circuit supplying power to the backbone to permit it to be switched OFF when not in use.