{"id":22441,"date":"2026-08-20T15:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-1-installation-manual-90519-1-1-202-0001-to-1-233-0630-copy\/electrical-installation\/electrical-equipment-connections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:33:11","slug":"electrical-equipment-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-1-installation-manual-90519-2-copy\/electrical-installation\/electrical-equipment-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical Equipment Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

High Current 12 VDC Power Source Requirements:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Source<\/strong><\/td>Battery Bank, 12 VDC, Marine, Deep Cycle<\/td><\/tr>
Voltage Range<\/strong><\/td>11.3 \u2013 16 VDC<\/td><\/tr>
Continuous Current<\/strong><\/td>55 A<\/td><\/tr>
Overcurrent Protection<\/strong><\/td>80 A (Customer Supplied)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

High Current 12 VDC Power Connection Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Connect Cable 1 and Cable 2, 2 AWG conductors, to the 12 VDC power source.\n
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    1. Cable 1 and Cable 2 are supplied as length 0.35 m and approximately 0.1 m is routed within the gyro frame.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Splice customer-supplied 2 AWG conductors to Cable 1 and Cable 2 in accordance with the Crimping Instructions in Drawing No. 90511 \u2013 Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1 Cable Block Diagram, using Seakeeper<\/span><\/span>-supplied butt connectors, to increase conductors to desired length. The maximum cable length is 29.53 ft (9.0 m) each.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Crimp Cable 1 to B+ Conductor (red). Conductor should be continuous throughout entire length; do not coil. The most direct route to the 12 VDC power source should be used.\n
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      1. Repeat Step 3 for Cable 2 to B- Conductor (black).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Install approximately 2 in. (51 mm) of double wall (adhesive lined) heat shrink tubing over entire butt connector and onto both sides of conductor insulation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Connect plus conductor (B+, red) through dedicated 80 A overcurrent protection device (customer-supplied) and a dedicated isolation switch (customer-supplied), then directly to battery plus terminal or bus bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Connect minus conductor (B-, black) directly to battery minus terminal or DC negative bus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        Figure 3 \u2013 <\/strong>Seakeeper<\/span> 1 Cable Block Diagram (Drawing No. 90511) \u2013 High Current Connection<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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        Reversing polarity on the DC power input to the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span> can result in damaging the electronics in the control system.<\/mark> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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        Figure 4 \u2013 <\/strong>High Current DC Input Crimping Instructions (Drawing No. 90511)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

        Seawater Pump 12 VDC Power Source Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        Power Source<\/strong><\/td>Battery Bank, 12 VDC, Marine, Deep Cycle<\/td><\/tr>
        Voltage Range<\/strong><\/td>10 \u2013 16 VDC<\/td><\/tr>
        Current Rating<\/strong><\/td>Max 15 A rating<\/td><\/tr>
        Overcurrent Protection<\/strong><\/td>Per pump specification, max 15 A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

        Seawater Pump 12 VDC Power Input Connection Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Connect Cable 7 (P\/N: 30327) to Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1 \u201cSW Pump DC In\u201d as shown in Drawing No. 90511 \u2013 Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1 Cable Block Diagram, with overcurrent protection corresponding to seawater pump selected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Connect the 14 AWG plus conductor (red) through dedicated overcurrent protection device (customer-supplied), maximum of 15 A, to dedicated battery isolation switch.
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          1. The Cable 1, 2 AWG B+ conductor (red), is capable of carrying the current for both the High Current and Seawater Pump from the 12 VDC power supply to the battery isolation switch. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Connect the 14 AWG minus conductor (black) directly to battery minus terminal or DC main negative bus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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            Figure 5 \u2013<\/strong> Seakeeper<\/span> 1 Cable Block Diagram (Dwg No. 90511) \u2013 Seawater Input<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

            Seawater Pump 12 VDC Power Output Connection Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Connect Cable 5 to the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1 \u201cSW Pump 12 VDC Out\u201d for DC power output to the seawater pump. Cable 5 is a 2 x 16 AWG cable, 16 ft (5 m) length, with a size 16 female Deutsch plug.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Pumps rated at 12 VDC, 15 A maximum, customer-supplied, must be configured with a Deutsch DT series, 2-pin receptacle to mate with the connector shown in the following figure. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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              Figure 6 \u2013 <\/strong>Cable 5 – Seawater Pump Deutsch Connector<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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              1. Cable 5 must be routed and installed in the vessel from the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1 \u201cSW Pump 12 VDC Out\u201d Deutsch connector (pins end) to the DC seawater pump cable Deutsch connector (socket end).
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                1. Connect Cable 5 plug end (socket end) to the customer-supplied receptacle end (pins end). The recommended wiring is shown in the following figure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                  Figure 7 \u2013 <\/strong>Cable 5 – Seawater Pump<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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                  1. Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> DC Seawater Pump Assembly (P\/N 30331), which is prewired for Cable 5, is available as an option with the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 1.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    High Current 12 VDC Power Source Requirements: Source Battery Bank, 12 VDC, Marine, Deep Cycle Voltage Range 11.3 \u2013 16 VDC Continuous Current 55 A Overcurrent Protection 80 A (Customer Supplied) High Current 12 VDC Power Connection Instructions Reversing polarity on the DC power input to the Seakeeper can result in damaging the electronics in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":22437,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[389],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-22441","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-1-installation-manual-90519-2-copy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22441"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22517,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22441\/revisions\/22517"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=22441"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=22441"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=22441"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=22441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}