CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (parts 110 to 113) > PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS > SUBPART 111.15—Storage Batteries and Battery Chargers: Construction and Installation (§111.15-1 to §111.15-30) > 111.15-20—Conductors.

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.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28278, June 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23908, May 1, 1997]