Wireing

[CarrierSquid]

Having a problem with the wireing for the lights and the bilge. It is all hooked up correctly but still wont work. I have a 2 possition switch one each for the lights and one for the bilge with the poss to them and the neg to the battery. Any ideas of why it isnt working?

 

[140hpjohnson]

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Battery dead?

 

[CarrierSquid]

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brand new battery

 

[insearch]

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I think the wiring should look something like this

 

[180shabah]

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Do you have a volt meter???

 

[seabob4]

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Do you have a volt meter???

Yep, time to see what you have voltage wise behind that switch panel...

 

[CarrierSquid]

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ok i think i have it figured out... tested the batery... was good but needed a charge.... my thought is it is the alternator.... i have "juice" to the panel and i have "juice" everywhere else...

 

[180shabah]

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If you have 12v at the panel then your dead light issue is NOT the alternator (could still be bad - multiple problems are not unheard of).

Have you checked for voltage at the devices in question???

 

[CarrierSquid]

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right... yes i have checked it and i have 12v at the panel. the alternator should be the fix to another problem that i have at the moment.

 

[180shabah]

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yes i have checked it and i have 12v at the panel

OK, but have you check voltage AT the light socket and AT the bilge pump?

 

[Pokertrampp]

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Did you check for any fuses that are in-line to the device(s)? my bilge has one but it is very well hidden.

 

[CarrierSquid]

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no i havent checked it at the light or the bilge.... will do that tonight...

yes i have ran the wires for each and checked the fuses that i found