[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR111.15-20]



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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 111_ELECTRIC SYSTEMS_GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

Subpart 111.15_Storage Batteries and Battery Chargers: Construction and 

                              Installation

 

Sec. 111.15-20  Conductors.



    (a) Each conductor penetration to a battery room must be made 

watertight.

    (b) The termination of each cable must be sealed to prevent the 

entrance of electrolyte by spray or creepage.

    (c) Each connecting cable must have sufficient capacity to carry the 

maximum charging current or maximum discharge current, whichever is 

greater, while maintaining the proper voltage at the load end.



[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28278, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23908, May 

1, 1997]