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Appendix A: Vehicle Installation Guide
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Appendix A: Vehicle Installation
Guide
Your K530 is designed for rugged vehicle use with MIL810G compliance,
please review and consider the guidelines below for optimal vehicle
installation.
Overview
A stable power supply and secure mounting are essential to ensure that
your K530 operates properly. However, getting a stable power supply
from an operating vehicle can be a major challenge due to constantly
changing vehicle and environmental conditions. Furthermore, different
circuit loadings as a result of vehicle operation and use of its onboard
electronic products can cause the raw voltage supplied by a vehicle’s
battery to vary largely. Therefore, unless modified, a vehicle’s electrical
system is generally quite unreliable for onboard electrical equipment.
There are two basic types of voltage supply problems in a vehicle. One is
called brown-out, and the other is called transient voltage.
Brown out usually occurs during the start of the engine. In general, when
a car engine starts, the spark plug draws a significant stream of
instantaneous electrical power from the car’s battery (ultra high