Zapped by my ignition switch ??

[yzf125]

Hey guys, I was just cruising down a channel with my boat and noticed the ignition switch was turned a little too far to the left as it must have loosened up a little, so I grabbed the back of it as I was driving to hold it as I tighten the nut on the front and I got zapped from the wire connections on the switch !! Is this normal or is there a problem ??

 

[Chris1956]

An ignition switch should only have +12Vdc on it, I would think. 12VDC will zap you a bit, if you are grounded close to the source of the voltage, say across your fingers. Is that what happened?

 

[yzf125]

I believe so, I didnt know I could get shocked touching it though.

 

[Faztbullet]

The switch has more than 12v on it , the blk/yel kill wires has full ignition voltage depending on rpm can be as high as 300v!!!!!!

 

[gm280]

Yes the "M" terminals on the back side of the ignition switch will have the primary side of the coils on it as voltage. So I can easily understand getting shocked if you grab the back of it. When you turn off the ignition, you literally short out/together the primary side of the spark coils. That IS why it stops firing. And that IS the same thing that happens with the kill switch as well...

 

[yzf125]

I will be sure to NEVER touch that again !!!!! :scared:

 

[Bill kubiak]

I had something like that happen to me on a Stingray I had years ago with straight pipes out the back suddenly when I touched the throttle I got zapped and it was big PITA for the rest of the day, I should have looked under the hood but did not, and also did not notice it was not going as fast either, a plug wire came off and was laying on the throttle cable zapping me with plug voltage, the motor was a 460 cu in monster and so loud with those pipes I did not notice it was only running on 7 cylinders