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Victron VE.Can Power Cable

Brand:
Victron Energy
Part no:
ASS030690000

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Specifications

Type
Cable

The Victron VE.Can Power Cable puts power onto a VE.Can network. Victron lists it under part number ASS030690000. It is meant for the case where a Skylla-I or an MPPT is not what powers the CAN bus. In that situation Victron says this cable is the one to use for supplying the bus with power, so it is worth checking what feeds your network before you plan the wiring.

Our take

The VE.Can Power Cable exists to put power on a CAN bus, and Victron names one case for it: a bus that a Skylla-I or an MPPT is not powering. Check what feeds your bus first, because the cable is tied to that situation.

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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