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										<title>What is a Load Equivalance Number (LEN)?</title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A Load Equivalence Number or LEN is a whole number used to express the amount of current that is drawn from an NMEA 2000 network. One LEN is equal to 50mA. If a device draws 151mA of current from the network, then its LEN is 4. Note that the LEN is...]]></description>

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										<title>What is the maximum current that a single device may draw from an NMEA 2000 network?</title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The maximum allowable current that a device is allowed to draw from the NMEA 2000 network is 1 ampere. Devices requiring more than 1 ampere of current use a separate power supply connection, which is required to be isolated from the NMEA 2000 power...]]></description>

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										<title>What is a backbone or trunk line?</title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The backbone, or trunk line, is the main network line usually running stem to stern in the vessel. Each end of the backbone or trunk line has a termination resistor. Individual products are connected to the network using drop lines off the main...]]></description>

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										<title>How do I know how much current an NMEA 2000 product will draw from the network?</title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Manufacturers of NMEA 2000 equipment are required to disclose the amount of current drawn from the NMEA 2000 network. The amount of current used from the network is expressed as a Load Equivalence Number (LEN) where each LEN is equal to 50mA. For...]]></description>

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										<title>Some helpful information to installing your first or the next Maretron N2KNetwork.</title>
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										<title>Should I use double-ended cordsets or should I build my own cables using bulk cable and field-attachable connectors?</title>
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										<description><![CDATA[If possible, you should consider using overmolded double-ended cordsets since they are less expensive and they tend to be more reliable than cables made using bulk cable and field-attachable connectors. Unfortunately, overmolded double-ended cordsets...]]></description>

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										<title>What are the basic componets of an NMEA 2000 network?</title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every NMEA 2000 network requires a power source or powertap, a backbone or trunk line with a terminator at each end, and two or more NMEA 2000 products connected with drops from the trunk line. You "tee" off of the backbone with drop cables to the...]]></description>

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