additional lights wont work on old switch

[zach103]

I have another light that i picked up off another free boat. i wanna put it under my bench so it lights up the deck at night.. so i tried hooking it up to the switch for my nav lights.. no go.. i tried every possibility and got nothing.. heres what im dealing with.. i wana put it on the bottom switch..

yah its a mess.. after this boating season its getting put in my garage for a whole bunch of repairs and re/organizing the wires is on the list

 

[Splat]

Re: additional lights wont work on old switch

Ok first off get rid of that wire nut and solder the wire, or crimp connect and shrink tube the wires correctly. Wire nuts wil come loose with the vibration and can cause a fire, not to mention they invite all kinds of water and corrosion.

Ok on to your switch. It's a little hard to see but assuming the orange wire with the yellow stakon on terminal is you r power in, the terminal directly next to it (picture 1, terminal closest to camera, on the bottom,) will be the connection for you accessory. You'll have to tie your ground in to a ground bus bar.

Bill

 

[zach103]

Re: additional lights wont work on old switch

ok ill solder it tomor.. the wire with the yellow is suppose to be on the fuse.. the connection broke.. so after i took the pics i put a whole new piece on and connected it the right way... yah the stern light was on the bus bar but i couldn't figure it out.. ill try it .. thank you

 

[Splat]

Re: additional lights wont work on old switch

Ok with the yellow connector going to the fuse, the other connection on the fuse will come off the fuse and go to the center terminal on the switch. Assuming that the fuse is good, and you have power coming into the fuse you should be golden.

If you need further just ask, electrical can be a tricky thing if your not well versed in it. Myself and some of the other guys like ST are pretty good with the electrical diagnosis stuff.

Bill

 

[bronzebomber]

Re: additional lights wont work on old switch

Just to make sure, but not to insult. For the light to work, it must have both voltage applied and a complete path for current back to ground (the negative terminal of your battery, in this case). Make sure you have a good ground or it may not burn.

 

[zach103]

Re: additional lights wont work on old switch

ok i got it hook up to the nav lights switch right now and its working.. but when i tried the accesorie swtich where i want it no go.. so i think the switch might be bad