Hardi MUSTANG 3500 Operator's Manual

21 HARDI® MUSTANG 3500 OPERATOR’S MANUALElectrical InstallationThe HARDI ® MUSTANG 3500 must be connected to a 12-volt DCelectrical system. Power is connected directly to the battery, or other30 AMP power outlet. The HARDI ® MUSTANG 3500 has an ON/OFFswitch on the console to turn the power off when the system is notbeing used.Locate the system power cable. Connect the blue ground wire to agood frame ground, be sure there is good metal-to-metal contact. SeeFigure 7.3. Route the power cable from the battery to the back of thetow vehicle. In routing cable to battery, avoid areas where the cablemay be subjected to abrasion or excessive heat. Connect theORANGE wire (hot) to the positive battery terminal.Your HARDI ® MUSTANG 3500 is equipped with an electronic memo-ry which does not require a constant supply of power to retain dailytotals or calibration values. The advantage with this type of memoryis that it conserves battery power and will not discharge the vehicle’sbattery when the power switch is off.30-amp in-linefuse required.Ground -(BLUE)NOTE: Fornegative groundsystems only.GroundFig. 7.3Hot +(ORANGE)+ -