no power on battery two

tommy10pt

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i have a 89 mercursier with two batteries and a manual switch for one two or all....both batteries are new and battery one works fine...starts right up no problems...number two is the problem...when i try and use battery two i get nothing...no power, no start no gauges..nothing...also if the engine is running on all or one and i switch to two the engine dies....i've checked the switch, fuses, cables, connections, etc...nothing seems wrong....any ideas???
 

Don S

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Re: no power on battery two

Does battery two have a ground cable hooked up to the engine or to the other battery? If so, check your battery switch.
With your meter or test light hooked to a good engine ground, check the battery terminal on the battery switch and see if you have voltage there, if you do, check on the common terminal on the switch.


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