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the shortest or lowest cost NMEA 2000
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drop cable. In fact, you can hook the TLA100 directly
to a tee attached to the NMEA 2000
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trunk so you don’t have to purchase any drop cable. The
actual mounting of the TLA100 is not critical and the unit can be mounted in any orientation.
The TLA100, NMEA 2000
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connector, and cable are all waterproof (rated IP67 – protected
against temporary immersion in water) so you can mount the unit virtually anywhere. Once you
have located a suitable mounting location, you can secure the TLA100 by placing wire ties with
screw eyes on the attached cables next to the TLA100.
Figure 1– Mounting Location When Used with Analog Gauge
2.2.2 Mounting Location When Used Without Analog Gauge(s)
The TLA100 has two primary connections: 1) the NMEA 2000
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network connection, and 2) the
resistive tank sender connection. Therefore, the TLA100 should be located between the NMEA
2000
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trunk line and the resistive tank sender. The reason for choosing this location is
because you will be connecting some of the wires within the TLA100’s permanently attached
gray cable to the tank sender. Maretron recommends placing the TLA100 within 15 feet of the
tank sender so the gray cable can be directly attached to the sender without any splices (see
Figure 2). You may also consider placing the TLA100 as close as possible to the NMEA 2000
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trunk line so you can purchase the shortest or lowest cost NMEA 2000
®
drop cable. In fact,
you can hook the TLA100 directly to a tee attached to the NMEA 2000
®
trunk so you don’t
have to purchase any drop cable. The actual mounting of the TLA100 is not critical and the unit
can be mounted in any orientation. The TLA100, NMEA 2000
®
connector, and cable are all
waterproof (rated IP67 – protected against temporary immersion in water) so you can mount
the unit virtually anywhere. Once you have located a suitable mounting location, you can
secure the TLA100 by placing wire ties with screw eyes on the attached cables near the
TLA100.
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