TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

[UA72]

I bought a transom trim switch at basspro shop for my 40hp yamaha,(transom trim control TTC-1) made by ht marine the instructions say blue wire to blue wire in harness green to green harness wire pruple to pruple harness wire I found the blue and green but can't locate the purple what does the purple do, and where is it can anyone help help help

 

[OBJ]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

Hi Stanley...<br /><br />The purple wire is usually ignition or the "hot" wire. Supply's battery power to the switch.

 

[UA72]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

can I run the purple wire to the battery or to the switch, what is the thing on the motor that the blue and green wire is screwed to is it a solonoid switch or what?

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

stanley<br />Blue is UP, Green is DOWN, Purple or Red is HOT. Run it to the battery HOT. Yes, they are the selonoids that the red/green hook to.

 

[UA72]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

You said red and green did you mean to say blue and green to solonoid? can I loosen the screws on the solonoid and tie the blue and green there with out splicing into the wire

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

Sorry, Yes I meant Blue/Green to selonoid and purple to hot. You can wire them directly to the other wires at the solenoids.

 

[UA72]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

I ran the purple to the battery and the wire began to get warm switch wouldn't work where does it get its ground, is that why you should go to switch

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

The switch should gets it's ground from mounting it, if it doesn't have a ground wire. Do you have it mounted yet?

 

[UA72]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

no I was holding it in my hands and the wire got warm going to battery, the switch would do nothing so I quit, scared i would burn something up.

 

[lakensea]

Re: TRANSOM TILT/TRIM SWITCH WIRING

The switch does not need a ground. The blue & green wires should be going to the SMALL posts on the trim solenoids. You also should have a fuse in line on the purple wire if you are going to connect it right to the battery.