I'm hoping you can help point me in the right direction with an electrical problem I'm having with my pontoon boat.
Symptoms:
- If I turn the power to the radio on the display will turn on briefly then go out
- If I turn the power to the depth gauge on it works but the display pulses dimly
- If I turn on the navigation power to the forward position the power to the rest of the panel goes out completely and the navigation lights do not illuminate
I put a power meter on the 12-volt cigarette lighter outlet on the panel and can measure 12v when all the switches are on. If I try to turn the navigation lights on the power drops down to 0v.
Do you have any ideas on the likely cause and how I can go about troubleshooting it?
Symptoms:
- If I turn the power to the radio on the display will turn on briefly then go out
- If I turn the power to the depth gauge on it works but the display pulses dimly
- If I turn on the navigation power to the forward position the power to the rest of the panel goes out completely and the navigation lights do not illuminate
I put a power meter on the 12-volt cigarette lighter outlet on the panel and can measure 12v when all the switches are on. If I try to turn the navigation lights on the power drops down to 0v.
Do you have any ideas on the likely cause and how I can go about troubleshooting it?