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Originally Posted by eolon
Hmm... I have a NavMan 550i Chartplotter and it doesn't say what yours is saying at all. Weird. |
This is indeed wierd. Here is the Navman Tracker 5500i manual:
http://www.navmanmarine.net/upload/M...00_eng_web.pdf. See page 35, which shows the same colour codes as the Northstar 550i, but provides a bit more information than my Northstar manual. That page says this about the black shiney wire: "Pin 1 Black Ground (
power negative, NMEA)", which suggests to me that it can be wired to both DC-negative for
chartplotter power
and NMEA ground on the
VHF. It says this about the flat black wire: "Note: Shield is connected to pin 1, black wire", which as you suggest could be left unconnected, for the reasons you provide. About the yellow wire: "Auto power in (connect to positive power in to enable auto power)".