Accessory Panel Power

[Mlbrowne]

Hello everyone! New to the forum and to boating!

I recently got a used 2007 Harbercraft (jetcraft). Everything works great except the entire accessory panel has no power. I do not know if I am calling it the correct thing, but the factory switch board that has Nav lights, bulge, horn etc is not working. I have power to the control, steering, tax and everything else, but nothing on that switch board.

I went under the dash and there are two wires that seem to be disconnected, but no obvious home for them. I was hoping someone with some knowledge could help me out. Attached is what I am looking at, one of the loose red wires is labeled ?main?.

The only open spot on the fuse area on the back of the panel is the bottom left on as you look at the photo.


Thanks for any help you could provide!

 

[Mlbrowne]

I am unauthorized to ?create attachments?... shoot - any tips?

 

[GA_Boater]

Welcome aboard.

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It does sound like the power feed to the panel is missing of disconnected. Once you can add pics, we can figure it out with you.

 

[Mlbrowne]

Thank you GA Boater, that would be wonderful!

 

[Mlbrowne]

So based on the orientation of the below photo, the two loose wires (one looks broke off), and the open port on the panel are on the top right corner of the photo.

 

[Mlbrowne]

Here they are.

 

[Mlbrowne]

No luck uploading another photo, the other wire that is loose is the red one that is pointing to the one o clock position. It does not look broken, but just lose and not sure where it's home is. I looks like it may connect to the gap on the fuse panel side, but i am not sure where the "main" red line goes.

 

[Mlbrowne]

yay!

 

[Silvertip]

That red wire is the feed (12 volt IN) to the switch panel. All of the switches are then daisy-chainbed from one to the next. That wire needs to connect to the +12 volt source (wherever that is) . A voltmeter is your friend. Just because there are what appears to be disconnected (white) connectors does not mean they MUST be connected. They may be used on some boats and not on others depending on equipment. I do see the black fuse holder in the red wire at the bottom center of the picture but appears to be a "load" (12 volt out) rather than a "line" (feed). The other red wire is large enough to serve as a feed but from the picture I can't tell where it goes. For sure though, nothing operated by the switches will work with that wire disconnected.

 

[Mlbrowne]

Silver tip, thank you so much! You are talking the red wire with the ?main? label, the one that looks to have snapped off metal attached? Is that the one you are describing? I will go see if I can find a spot it was supposed to reach to.

 

[Grub54891]

yay!

This is just a guess, It looks as if that orange wire on the top right should be moved down one hole, so it's in line with the other orange wires. Now the main, that is snapped off would go in the hole where the orange one was, but it must be daisy chained just like the rest in that top row. Notice the different connector on the one red wire, someone tried to fix it without success. Test the main wire before doing anything to see if there is power there. Then use fused test leads to temporarily hook it up to see what works and what don't. Good luck!

 

[Scott Danforth]

this is where a good understanding of DC electrical systems and a multi-meter are your friend [h=2]American Boat and Yacht Council Standards[/h]

Black	Ground	Negative / Neutral Main Return
Blue-Stripe	Tilt up and or trim out	Tilt and or trim circuits
Brown	Alternator Charge Light	Generator Terminal or Alternator Auxiliary Terminal to Regulator
Generator Armature	Generator Armature to Regulator
Pumps	Circuit Breaker or Switch to Pumps
Brown w/Yellow	Bilge Blowers	Circuit Breaker or Switch to Blower
Dark Blue	Cabin & Instrument	Circuit Breaker or Switch to Lights
Green or Green w/Yellow Stripe	Bonding System	Grounding Wires (if insulated)
Green Stripe	Tilt down and/or trim in	Tilt and or trim circuits
Grey	Navigation Lights	Circuit Breaker or Switch to Lights
Tachometer	Tachometer Sender to Gauge
Lt. Blue	Oil Pressure	Oil Pressure Sender to Gauge
Orange	Accessory Feed	Ammeter to Alternator or Generator
Common Feed	Distribution Panel to Accessory Switch
Feed	Accessory Circuit Breakers or Switches
Pink	Fuel Gauge	Fuel Gauge Sender to Gauge
Purple	Ignition	Ignition Switch to Coil & Electrical Instrument
Instrument Feed	Distribution Panel Electrical Instruments
Red	Instrument Feed	Distribution Panel to Electrical Instruments
Power Feeds	Positive Main Power (particularly un-fused)
Tan	Water temperature	Water temperature sender to gauge
Yellow	Generator Field	Generator to Regulator Field Terminal
Ground	Negative / Neutral Main Return
Yellow w/Red	Starting Circuit	Starting Switch to Solenoid

COLOR ITEM USE

 

[dennis461]

Can you show us the front of the panel and perhaps a make/model number?