Replacing all electronics

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

wrandy,

Q1) I thought that there was only to be one 12v supply to the Seatalkng network and that included the displays. If I understand your post I now need to add 12v supplies for each of the displays. If I had realized that I would have pulled the power wires when I pulled the Seatalkng and the Ethernet cables. Should they each be on a separate 5 amp breaker?
A1) While a SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone is designed to supply power to instrument (ex. i70, i60, i50, etc.) and autopilot control heads (ex. p70, ST70, etc.), MFDs are not designed to be powered by or supply power to a SeaTalkng backbone. These products must be powered via the Power/NMEA 0183/Video Input Cables as is specified within the Installation Manuals for the MFDs. The power circuit supplying power to each eS98 MFD is to be protected with a 15A fuse / thermal breaker.

Q2) In the helm pod is it acceptable to put the three instruments in series and then into the display and the display to the backbone with a spur cable or should I use the 5 port connector that I am showing?
A2) Up to three instruments may be daisy chained to form a single spur such as one may desire for installing products within an instrument pod. The maximum total length of any such spur should not exceed 6m.

Q3) I have searched the internet for the 1/8" female spade connectors but have only found 1/4" so far. I will continue looking.
A3) I would recommend using the key words supplied in my last response, as there are several vendors that are listed in a Google search, including the following: http://www.vetco.net/catalog/product_inf...hgod3TEFkA