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Boat not getting any power
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:18 pm
Nothing on my boat is getting power. I have a cranking battery and trolling motor batteries that can also supply power.
I have a batter switch, 1, 2, and all. Cranking battery is 1, trolling motor batteries 2. I have tried 1, 2, and all. No power.
Could this battery switch bad bad? I have checked the fuses I could see and none are blown.
Suggestions?
I have a batter switch, 1, 2, and all. Cranking battery is 1, trolling motor batteries 2. I have tried 1, 2, and all. No power.
Could this battery switch bad bad? I have checked the fuses I could see and none are blown.
Suggestions?
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Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:46 pm to WPBTiger
Assume by no power you mean none in gauges, lights, bilge, etc.
But if you are just talking about cranking, Kill switch?
But if you are just talking about cranking, Kill switch?
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:50 pm to Putty
quote:
Assume by no power you mean none in gauges, lights, bilge, etc.
Yes, nothing is getting power.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:52 pm to WPBTiger
Do you have a volt meter?
This post was edited on 6/14/19 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:53 pm to WPBTiger
That is definitely weird. Assume you checked all your connections. Sounds like a bad switch or 5 bad/dead batteries maybe caused by a short somewhere.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:55 pm to weadjust
quote:
Do you have a volt meter?
Yes. Checked batteries, they all have power.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:58 pm to WPBTiger
Set switch to Battery 1. Check voltage for battery 1 going into the switch and out of the switch. Do the same with switch set to Battery 2 and All. If the voltage it 12ish volts going in and out of the switch on all settings that will eliminate the battery switch.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 6:59 pm to WPBTiger
Bypass the switch and see what dat do.
Is your trolling motor also not getting power?
Is your trolling motor also not getting power?
Posted on 6/14/19 at 7:11 pm to WPBTiger
Battery switch is probably bad.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 7:18 pm to MrJudgeSmails
quote:
Is your trolling motor also not getting power?
Yep, no power.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 7:30 pm to WPBTiger
Ohm meter start checking fuses go from there
Posted on 6/14/19 at 7:37 pm to Cracker
Check the wires for corrosion.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 7:45 pm to MrLSU
Remove all battery connections. Clean them. Use Coca-Cola if nothing else. Re-connect.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 8:52 pm to WPBTiger
Do you have one of the small thermal circuit breakers on main battery?
Posted on 6/14/19 at 9:20 pm to WPBTiger
I’ve had the switch go bad before FYI.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 9:32 pm to baldona
I have this go out and lost power to all my console (pumps, lights, etc)
My engine and TM don’t run through it. Good to keep a couple spares on board.
My engine and TM don’t run through it. Good to keep a couple spares on board.
Posted on 6/15/19 at 5:27 pm to Putty
quote:
Assume by no power you mean none in gauges, lights, bilge, etc.
But if you are just talking about cranking, Kill switch?
Usually kill switch allows it to turn over but not start.
Sounds like a bad connection somewhere or a bad switch. I’d suggest getting a test light, start at the battery and follow the wires to the switches. Check for loose connections, power to the switch, then flip switch and check for power on the other side.
Posted on 6/16/19 at 1:13 pm to WPBTiger
Check circuit breaker to see if needs to be reset. For trolling motor - confirm it is “on” and plug is fully connected. Sounds stupid I know but once I did a lot of checking and the plug had pulled loose just a bit and was not getting a good connection.
Posted on 6/16/19 at 1:27 pm to WPBTiger
Start with fuses
Posted on 6/16/19 at 1:29 pm to WPBTiger
Yes as others have said, it sounds like a bad connection on the Perko switch.
I went through this already on my old boat.
The connection behind the actual switch where the cables are connected needed to be cleaned/brushed off.
I went through this already on my old boat.
The connection behind the actual switch where the cables are connected needed to be cleaned/brushed off.
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