[MRCA] M151 DC Distribution

[Ray Fantini]

Spent the weekend installing new slave connector and new ten foot GRC-106 cables that run direct to the battery box in the M151 mutt, just got the slave connector parts, zero gage cables, new long power cables for the GRC-106 and the cable tray that attaches to the floor of the mutt for the cables so decided to remove all the #6 stuff that I installed before and do things all Mill Spec for the installation. Also plan on running external 28 volt MEP-015 and bring that in via the slave connector so I can run everything on board without having to run the engine.
Got the slave connector installed, terminated the cables on that end along with all the clamps for the huge cables that run back to the battery compartment along with all the new power cables that will terminate in the battery compartment and am now looking at five cables that want to terminate in the battery compartment. Two zero gauge power cables, one for the mutt electrical system and the other for the slave connector, two #8 coaxial cables that power the GRC-106 and one power cable that feeds the VRC-12. The next trick will be connecting everything up to the batteries and the auxiliary power stud kit that's feed from a jumper with a 60 amp fuse from the batter terminal. Things are getting tight in that space, anyone have pictures of what the mill spec installation is? I have documentation on the VRC-12 and GRC-106 installation on the M151 but nothing on what is supposed to be in the battery compartment.
Although it makes no practical sense am trying to do everything according to Mill Spec on this project. It's amazing how much time, labor and money can be sunk into such a thing!


Ray F/KA3EKH
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