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INSTALLATION
Installation
Mounting
Appropriatemountingisveryimportantfortheprolongedlifeexpectancyofany
amplier.Selectalocationthatallowsenoughspacesosufcientairowismaintainable
andalocationthatprovidesprotectionfrommoisture.Keepinmindthatanamplier
shouldneverbemountedupsidedown.Upsidedownmountingwillcompromiseheat
dissipationthroughtheheatsinkandcouldengagethethermalprotectioncircuit.
Excessiveheatwillshortenyouramplierslife.Tomaximiseheatdissipation,besureto
leaveatleast2.5”ofclearancearoundtheamplier.Ifspaceisoftheessenseandthe
ampliermustbemountedinanenclosedorrestrictedarea,asmall3inchfanshould
beusedincorrespondencewithaductsotheheatcanowpasttheHeatsink.
ToavoidscratchingyournewFUSIONamplier,pre-drillthemountingholeswitheither
a3mmor9/64”diameterdrillbitandusethescrewssuppliedintheaccessorykit.Be
suretoinvestigateyourmountingareathoroughlytoavoidelectricalwires,vacuumlines
or fuel lines.
Installation Options
ThequalityofinstallationwillaffecttheperformanceandreliabilityofyourFUSION
amplier.FormaximumperformancewerecommendyouhaveyournewFUSION
amplierinstalledbyanauthorisedFUSIONdealer.Ourhighlyskilleddealershavevast
knowledgeofourproductsandtheirinstallationtechniquesarenecessarytounleash
thehighperformancecapabilitiesofyouramplier.
Ifyoudecidetoconnecttheamplieryourself,itisimportantthatyoureadthismanual
carefullyandthroughoutbeforestarting.Onceyouhavenishedreadingandyoustill
havequestionsregardinginstallation,werecommendyourFUSIONdealer.
Connection
FUSIONampliersaredesignedtoworkwithina10to16voltDCrange.Before
anywiresareconnected,thevessel’selectricalsystemshouldbecheckedforcorrect
voltagesupplywiththehelpofavoltmeter.First,checkthevoltageatthebatterythe
voltmetershouldreadbetween12and13.8Volts.Ifyourvessel’selectricalsystemis
notuptothesespecication,werecommendhavingitcheckedbyanautoelectrician
beforeanyfurtherinstallation.Oncethevesselischecked,makecertainthecorrect
cablesizeisused.Werecommendusingthefollowingcablescalculatordiagramon
page9tocalculatethecorrectpowercableforyourapplication.
Power
FUSIONampliersshouldbewireddirectlytothebatteryusingtheappropriatesized
cable.Startatthevesselsbatteryandrunthepowercablethroughtotheamplier.
FUSIONrecommendstheuseofgrommetswhenpassingthepowercablethroughany
metalwalltoavoidsharpcornersorsharpbodypartsthatmayeasilycutthroughthe
insulation on the cable.
Avoidrunningthepowercableoverenginecomponents.Theuseofaninlinefuse
orcircuitbreakerisamust,thiswillpreventtheriskofapotentialrecausedbea
shortinyourpowercable.Connectthefuseholderorcircuitbreakerasclosetothe