Intermittent Chart Plotter Issues

FWTMD

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I stumbled upon a discussion of this in a long series about boat electrical systems design.

Start at 3:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlKZi-EUjRY

Voltage drop from improperly sized wiring to the plotter, or pulling current for other purposes from the same wire.

It seems timely regarding board discussions of a number of vexing chart plotter issues. Sure the issue might be a flaw in the plotter. It might be an installation issue. This just opens the mind to additional possible causes.

PS: Its a good series by the way. Very long, but chock full of nuggets about all the ways you can kill yourself or someone else by improperly wiring or fusing a DC circuit.
 
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