kbrown5897
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- Apr 13, 2012
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Hey all,
I currently have had an issue with my HDS7 powering off when starting my boat. Sometimes it will, sometimes it wont. The battery is good and brand new. I took a voltmeter to the battery and it read 12.7-13 volts. The HDS7 and my x125 is wired to the accessory/fuse box under the console. If I turn on the X125 and take a voltage reading it shows 12.75 volts. If I turn on that HDS7, it will drop down to about 12 volts. I am thinking the wiring up from the motor to the fuse box is too small, not allowing enough current flow???
How are the wires brought into the engine compartment on an older 1990 evinrude?? I have only 1 set of cables off the battery and into the engine compartment. I think I want to try replace the wiring from the engine up to the accessory block. While in the process of this, I have thought about adding another deep cycle battery and just running the new wires from the accessory/fuse block directly to that new battery, and have just the starting battery hooked directly to the motor and thats it. I planned on buying a 4 position blue sea switch that I could tie both into, just incase.
How would I go about disconnecting the proper wires and re-routing them? I could ohm out the wire from under the fuse block until I find the correct one? How big of a project do you think this would be, and will I have to probably wire nut or cap off the wires in the engine compartment??
All information is appreciated.
Thanks
I currently have had an issue with my HDS7 powering off when starting my boat. Sometimes it will, sometimes it wont. The battery is good and brand new. I took a voltmeter to the battery and it read 12.7-13 volts. The HDS7 and my x125 is wired to the accessory/fuse box under the console. If I turn on the X125 and take a voltage reading it shows 12.75 volts. If I turn on that HDS7, it will drop down to about 12 volts. I am thinking the wiring up from the motor to the fuse box is too small, not allowing enough current flow???
How are the wires brought into the engine compartment on an older 1990 evinrude?? I have only 1 set of cables off the battery and into the engine compartment. I think I want to try replace the wiring from the engine up to the accessory block. While in the process of this, I have thought about adding another deep cycle battery and just running the new wires from the accessory/fuse block directly to that new battery, and have just the starting battery hooked directly to the motor and thats it. I planned on buying a 4 position blue sea switch that I could tie both into, just incase.
How would I go about disconnecting the proper wires and re-routing them? I could ohm out the wire from under the fuse block until I find the correct one? How big of a project do you think this would be, and will I have to probably wire nut or cap off the wires in the engine compartment??
All information is appreciated.
Thanks