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VIP 150, 12/24V with Electronic Controller
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25/12/05
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4.6 CONTROL
CIRCUIT:
A double pole isolator/breaker clearly marked “Thruster” should be installed on the yachts
main equipment breaker board in order to isolate the control circuit and/or power circuit,
when thruster is not in use.
This isolator/breaker should ideally be supplied from an independent battery bank, to the
one used for powering the thruster unit.
Please note that VIP thrusters equipped with an “electronic control box” can only be used
with Max Power’s range of control panels as shown in this manual.
The VIP electronic controller can be supplied in either 12V or 24V, depending on the thruster
relay and up /down motor voltage.
The installer must protect the positive supply cable of the VIP electronic control box by
means of a fuse as indicated in the drawing below. The size of the supply wires (red & black)
depends on the length of the cable run and the voltage drop in these cables should not
exceed 5% of the nominal battery voltage.
For safety reasons and in order to benefit from all the functions provided by the VIP
electronic controller, an electric battery isolator must be installed in the thruster motor’s
positive supply cable.
L/R
L/R
12/24V
High Power Starting
Type Battery Bank
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Fuse ( 15 A )
ON
OFF
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ON
OFF
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OFF
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ON
OFF
+
-
ON
OFF
+
-
ON
OFF
+
-
ON
OFF
+
-
ON
OFF
+
-
Yachts Main DC Equipment
Breaker Board
Control Supply:
To be connected
to separate battery
bank (advised ) or
thruster battery bank.
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3
2
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7
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2 x 2.5 mm²
(Depending on cable length - I max = 15A )
1 - Thruster Battery Bank
2 - Fuse
3 - Manual Battery Isolator
4 - Thruster Motor
5 - Thruster Relay
6 - Proximity Switches
7 - Up/Down Motors
8 - Electronic Control Card
9 - Control Panel
10 - Double Pole Isolator
10
Control cable as supplied with unit.
Thrusters are delivered with
up/down motors pre-wired.
For both 12 & 24V models the
up/down motors are wired in
parallel
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Black
Red
Black
Red
Blac
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Blue Lower
Blue Raise
Brown Raise
Brown Lower
Blue Lower
Blue Raise
Brown Raise
Brown Lower
9
Blue
Brown
Yellow
Black
Yellow
Please refer to the drawings “Wiring Diagram”, “Wiring Loom of Motor/Relay Unit” and
“Electronic Control Box Connections” in the back of this manual for more detail on the
complete wiring installation.