{"id":22447,"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-ground-connections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:33:11","slug":"electrical-equipment-ground-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-1-installation-manual-90519-2-copy\/electrical-installation\/electrical-equipment-ground-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical Equipment Ground Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 1 to Vessel Ground Connection Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect Ground Cable, 4 AWG (25 mm<sup>2<\/sup>), PE cable to vessel grounding bus to comply with:<br>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EM\/IEC 60204-1: 2016 Clauses 6.3.3 and 8.2.3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ABYC E-11 July 2021Clauses 11.5.2 and 11.17.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butt splice Ground Cable from <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span>, 4 AWG (green) to a 4 AWG (25 mm<sup>2<\/sup>) ground wire (customer-supplied) suitable in length for the specific installation, as shown in the following figure.<br>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note: GROUND CABLE (GREEN) SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR GROUNDING THE SEAKEEPER TO THE VESSEL GROUND.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CABLE-6-Ground-Wire.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1491\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2836982735977458;width:628px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/CABLE-6-Ground-Wire.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/CABLE-6-Ground-Wire-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 8 \u2013<\/strong> Ground Wire Connection (Drawing No. 90511)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk1-Ground-Cable-Details.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19854\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:617px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk1-Ground-Cable-Details.png 793w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk1-Ground-Cable-Details-768x373.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 9 \u2013<\/strong> Ground Wire Connection (Drawing No. 90511)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seakeeper 1 to Vessel Ground Connection 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