Raymarine 150/400 manual Cable length Cable gauge Copper area, Type 2 drive 12, Type 2 drive 24

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16 Type 150/400 Autopilot System: Installation Guide

Table 3-1: Recommended power supply cable sizes (stranded cables)

Cable length	Cable gauge	Copper area
(distribution panel to course computer)	(AWG)	(mm2)
Type 1 drive 12/24 V;
I/O drive; CR pump solenoids*		2.5 mm2
up to 3m (10ft)	14 AWG
up to 5m (16ft)	12 AWG	4 mm2
up to 7m (23ft)	10 AWG	6 mm2
up to 10m (32ft)	8 AWG	10 mm2
up to 16m (52ft)	6 AWG	16 mm2
Type 2 drive 12 V		6 mm2
up to 5m (16ft)	10 AWG
up to 7m (23ft)	8 AWG	10 mm2
up to 16m (52ft)	6 AWG	16 mm2
Type 2 drive 24 V		4 mm2
up to 3m (10ft)	12 AWG
up to 5m (16ft)	10 AWG	6 mm2
up to 10m (32ft)	8 AWG	10 mm2
up to 16m (52ft)	6 AWG	16 mm2
Type 3 drive 12 V		10 mm2
up to 5m (16ft)	8 AWG
up to 7m (23ft)	6 AWG	16 mm2
up to 16m (52ft)	4 AWG	25 mm2
Type 3 drive 24 V		6 mm2
up to 5m (16ft)	10 AWG
up to 7m (23ft)	8 AWG	10 mm2
up to 16m (52ft)	6 AWG	16 mm2

Table 3-2: Recommended power cable fuse and circuit breaker sizes

Drive unit	Fuse (Amps)	Thermal over-current
		circuit breaker (Amps)
Rotary, linear, hydraulic pump,
hydraulic linear
Type 1: 12 V and 24 V	25 A	20 A
Type 2: 12 V	40 A	30 A
Type 2: 24 V	30 A	30 A
Type 3: 12 V and 24 V	40 A	30 A
I/O drive	15 A	10 A
CR pump solenoids*	10 A	10 A

*These specifications apply to the cabling for CR pump solenoids. Power the CR pump motor separately, as specified in the CR pump installation guide.