How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

[OnTheWaterNow]

Hello, I bought a switch that mounts on the transom for power tilt and trim.So you can raise and lower at transom.I have quicksilver controls with switch in handle.that does work my pump is two wire blue and green. the new switch has blue,green and purple.what does the purple hook to? and what would be the best way to connect the wires.I assumethe blue on switch goes to blue on pump and green to green? wondering How I should hook into them they come from pump and plug into motor under cowling and where do I hook purple to? Thanks

 

[sschefer]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

Purple is accessory power. It is fused key switch power which means the key has to be on if you want it to work. Green is down (earth), blue is up (sky) but if its a rocker switch you'll reverse that at the switch other wise up on the switch will be down when pressed and vice versa. I don't like it being on key switch power so I go direct to battery power with an inline fuse.

 

[OnTheWaterNow]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

its not rocker type i hooked it blue to blue green to green purple to pos side of battery and got nothing? it is a seasense transom tilt /trim switch http://shopper.cnet.com/boating/t-h-marine-transom/4414-19285_9-29527378.html thanks

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

I have exactly the same switch mounted on my transom. I have the older PTT system with the pump in the boat. I wired the new switch in parallel with the existing switch wiring.

Purple is power wire and is connected (with fuse in-line) to the (+) battery terminal.
Green is connected to existing green wire/terminal.
Blue is connected to existing blue wire/terminal.

All the switch is doing is providing power (+12V) to either the blue or green wire depending on which button is pressed.

Works great.

 

[OnTheWaterNow]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

moody I did it as you said and I get nothing where should I nhook into the blue and green on the boat does it matter I did it where the blue and green meet from pump to outboard?

 

[OnTheWaterNow]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

ok i got the blue wire from switch to blue on motor and same with green and purple from switch to pos side of batt when i hit up or down on the switch motor dosent tilt or trim and the blue wire moves like jumps when i hit up and the green wire does same when I hit down?

 

[corm]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

Hi,

I hope you are hooking these wires up to the solenoids on the trim pump.
You want the switch to activate the sol not power the pump.

 

[OnTheWaterNow]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

I hooked them up to the two wires coming off of the relays then those wires plug into the pump itself

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

You need to locate the wires coming from trim control switch on the control. Connect the transom switch wires to the same place. There will probably be a connector of some sort between the solenoids/relay and the wire harness. This is the best place to connect to. You can't operate the pump directly from the switch, at least not for very long .

 

[OnTheWaterNow]

Re: How do I hook up a transom tilt trim switch

thanks guys I had it hooked up right the switch was bad got new one and all is good