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Boat electrical.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 8/15/14 at 10:17 pm
So first off, I have a go devil boat. When I bought it, it was already wired for head lights, running lights and bilge. Well the fuse blew on the head lights. I replaced the fuse (20 amp) and it blew again. I figured for s&@$ and giggles I'd try a 30 amp and see what happens. Well nothing happened. But I put a 20 amp in and it blows again. Any thoughts on this? Need some help. Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 8/15/14 at 10:23 pm to stamant70774
20-30 amps for lights and a bilge pump seems excessive. Id probably use a meter to check for shorts and also verify the current draw on each piece of equipment.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 10:32 pm to diat150
The head lights are on one fuse and bulge and nav lights each have their own. So it's 3 different circuits. The head lights are a 100w spot bulb and a 35w flood bulb.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 10:37 pm to stamant70774
Check to see what size wire they used first. By putting a larger fuse could start a fire on your boat. What type of light is install, By replaceing old lights with Led light will help by draw less amps.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 10:38 pm to stamant70774
Check to make sure lights have good ground and check wires for chaffing or corrosion at connections.
This post was edited on 8/15/14 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 8/15/14 at 10:41 pm to stamant70774
At 135w you are drawing around 10 amps with 12vdc.
Like the other OB's saying check connection and wire for bad spots.
Like the other OB's saying check connection and wire for bad spots.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 7:04 am to hogdaddy
What are some good led lights that won't break the bank but are bright?
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:45 am to stamant70774
Too much current going through for what it is powering. Pull the fuse and replace it with a copper bus bar and call it a day.
Seriously though, there probably is a short somewhere. get a meter and start checking connections.
Seriously though, there probably is a short somewhere. get a meter and start checking connections.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 9:07 am to stamant70774
We uses led light at work that have both spot and flooded led lights for the excavator at night.
This is the one we buy.
6" Led Spot and Flood light from Ebay.com
And this one too.
14" LED LIGHT
This is the one we buy.
6" Led Spot and Flood light from Ebay.com
And this one too.
14" LED LIGHT
Posted on 8/16/14 at 9:12 am to stamant70774
Led lights won't shine a good beam for driving.
You could try upping wire size, but first check to make sure you don't have a wire shorting to the boat somewhere.
That's the most likely problem.
I assume the headlight are wired in parallel and not series.
You could try upping wire size, but first check to make sure you don't have a wire shorting to the boat somewhere.
That's the most likely problem.
I assume the headlight are wired in parallel and not series.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 9:34 am to upgrade
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Led lights won't shine a good beam for driving.
Please explain?
The lights I uses has a top row of Led's for Spot light and the second row is flooded Led's.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 10:37 am to hogdaddy
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The lights I uses has a top row of Led's for Spot light and the second row is flooded Led's.
This.
It doesn't matter what kind of bulb is in the lamp, but what the focusing lenses are like. I work in the stage lighting and moving heads industry, some of our brightest beam lights are LEDs, as well as some of our best wash lights.
This post was edited on 8/16/14 at 10:38 am
Posted on 8/16/14 at 10:59 am to upgrade
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Led lights won't shine a good beam for driving.
This is just false.
Have a 12 LED spotlight similar to the one posted a few posts up on the bow of the surface drive. I can't recall if it's just spotlight or spot/flood combo, but I can run full throttle in small winding bayous all night with no problems.
LEDs have come a long way. There's an LED for basically every application nowdays. I don't think I'd ever buy non LED for anything boat related anymore.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:00 am to stamant70774
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What are some good led lights that won't break the bank but are bright?
Been running a 12 LED Kawell spotlight from amazon. It was less than $40.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 12:00 pm to diat150
Well. Thought I had it figured out. Found a stripped spot and fixed it. Put a new fuse in and worked great. Put everything back together and BAM popped a fuse again. Guess it's back at it again.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 3:55 pm to stamant70774
Got it fixed. Had a short in the positive under the nav light. Was a pain to get to but it's done. Tomorrow will be installing the led interior lights.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 4:39 pm to stamant70774
Good job
Posted on 8/16/14 at 7:16 pm to Geauxtiga
Boat and trailing wiring equal source of never ending frustration 
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