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Victron M8 3-Pole Circular Connector Cable 1m, Bag of 2

Brand:
Victron Energy
Part no:
ASS030560100

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Specifications

Type
Cable
Length
1 m

This is a Victron extension cable with male and female M8 circular connectors, 3 poles, 1 m long. It comes as a bag of two pieces and is used to lengthen BMS communication cables. It is meant for Lithium Smart batteries paired with a Smart BMS, or Lithium NG batteries paired with an NG BMS. The same cable range is also made in longer lengths, but this bag holds the shortest one.

Our take

A 1 m lead that extends BMS communication cables does one narrow job: it lets the battery side and the BMS sit further apart than the original cables allow. The bag of two covers a pair of runs.

From our buying guide

On a boat subpart I covers, an electrical component must not ignite fuel vapor around it unless it is isolated from gasoline fuel sources. Ignition protection is the maker's statement.

Check before you buy:

  • 33 CFR 183 subpart I applies to boats that have a gasoline engine, except an outboard, so a gasoline generator counts.
  • On a boat subpart I covers, each ungrounded output conductor from a battery needs a manually reset, trip-free circuit breaker or fuse within 72 inches of the battery.

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