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Electronics/wiring Issue
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x2 and dont forget to put an inline fuse on it.
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route an alternate switch with inline fuse straight to battery. if it does the same thing after re wiring it, then you have a battery issue.
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Do yourself and check/clean ALL connections associated with the gps(switch, fuse panel, battery terminals, and especially grounds). Use some type of conductive grease ie no ox, no alox, something of this nature. If it has worked properly in the past then you have a connection problem.
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If you never had a problem before and now it started its usually bad connection at terminal or inline fuse.
On many boats the lead from the battery or battery switch is too small and the sudden load just kills things at the dash. I would check connections and clean or redo them or connect it directly to the battery In just about every manual they tell ya to shut down when starting the motor as the sudden load can kill the gps. |
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You should gave a bank That stays hot all the time......maybe the bank That the lights come off of?? Just remember to turn your unit off when you head home
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hm....im thinking this maybe the problem to my bilges/switch gauge panel. Was working prior to previous outing, and now all the switches don't work, yet fuses still good.
question,on a 2 batteries system, which battery(1/2)is the house battery and which is the other?Both battery has power, im thinking either a connection/short leading to the fuse block behind the panel? test light will be done monday/tuesday |
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make sure batteries are strong and no dead cells and check your connections at batteries, it may be just weak at the post and shutin ddown dash to power motor
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it has to be, the motor gets power on either 1/2/both ----well im hoping it is
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do you have a 24v trolling motor? if you have a 12v trolling motor chances are one battery is for the trolling motor and the other is for the outboard/electronics. Normally have a decent size wire feeding a fuse panel then from the fuse panel to the instrument switches, then to the device (ideally that is) should give you a little insight.
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battery may be getting weak, check your voltage of the battery and see if it drops significantly when you turn over your motor.
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If switches are not getting power, check loose ground as well. A loose ground will start all kinds of headaches.
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X2 dc voltages like their grounds like 2 peas in a pod
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No trollin motor, that thing got a t-top....sorry couldnt pass it up. I aint real sure about boat electronics but i know if a battery is weak or dead cell crankin can pull you down enuff to reset your other electronics
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Thanks.
Thanks for the replies, guys. I'm not sure why, but the whole accessory panel cuts off when you turn the ignition key. I just pulled the GPS power from the accessory panel and ran it directly to the battery with an inline fuse. Problem solved. Took 5 minutes.
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damn, that's a first for me...funny thing is i go look under neath and notice a burnt 5 amp spade fuse for something i couldn't read. (you know how hard it is just to find a 5 amp fuse --not in a jumbo pack on father's day---because we were planning on taking it out that day.) so i find some at good ole autzone, went home and replace---lo and behold, the vhf--(what we originally thought the burnt fuse was for.)and...the bilges, horn, nothing on the panel works....gauges do ...so we trash the boating for father's day due to bilges not working.....im going to look and hope it's a bad battery/ hoping even more for a loose connection
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