{"id":12994,"date":"2023-03-02T14:06:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-2-installation-manual-90488-3-copy\/electrical-installation\/electrical-equipment-ground-connections\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:51:37","slug":"electrical-equipment-ground-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-2-installation-manual\/electrical-installation\/electrical-equipment-ground-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"3.3  Electrical Equipment Ground Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> to Vessel Ground Connection Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> foundation ground stud, shown in Figure 18, to vessel ground.<br>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install Ground Wire, 4 AWG (25 mm<sup>2<\/sup>), (Customer Supplied), from the M6 brass ground stud to vessel grounding bus to comply with:<br>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EM \/ IEC 60204-1 Clauses 6.3.3 and 8.2.3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ABYC E-11 July 2021 Clauses 11.5.2 and 11.17.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: ONLY USE THIS LOCATION FOR GROUNDING THE SEAKEEPER TO THE VESSEL GROUND.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2073\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK2-CBRO-Ground-3000x2073.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14809\" style=\"width:558px;height:386px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK2-CBRO-Ground-3000x2073.png 3000w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK2-CBRO-Ground-768x531.png 768w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK2-CBRO-Ground-1536x1062.png 1536w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK2-CBRO-Ground-2048x1415.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 18\u2013<\/strong> Ground Stud on Frame<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>b. A proper ground connection is critically important for corrosion protection and helps to ensure the ignition protection of the unit by ensuring it does not carry any stray current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. NOTE: the ground is not referring specifically to a bonding system but for outboard boats generally refers to the outboard engine negative terminal, or its bus, to the DC grounding bus. This connection shall be used only as a means of maintaining the negative side of the circuit at ground potential and is not to carry current under normal operating conditions. See Figure 19.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABYC-E-11-Figure-4A-Typical-Outboard-DC-System-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11811\" style=\"width:550px;height:655px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 19<\/strong> &#8211; ABYC E-11, figure 4A, Typical Outboard DC System<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seakeeper to Vessel Ground Connection Instructions NOTE: ONLY USE THIS LOCATION FOR GROUNDING THE SEAKEEPER TO THE VESSEL GROUND. b. A proper ground connection is critically important for corrosion protection and helps to ensure the ignition protection of the unit by ensuring it does not carry any stray current. c. 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