Wiring up the swifty
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Sun, 2017-07-16 16:39
I am re wiring the swifty we have just got . i have power now to the new switch panel . led nav lights and anchor lights and wired up the new radio . prob i am having is i cant turn on the nav lights and anchor lights at the same time. should i be running seperate pos wires from battery to the dash or a heavy gague wire. the radio did turn on but on the screen it just said LO . havnt got as far as sounder or gps yet
If anyone has an idea please let me know
Thanks Russell
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scotto
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Fooked
sounds like your battery is knackered. Or not charged.
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never thought about that .
never thought about that . might have to put it on charge and see how that goes. dont know how old the battery is as it was with the boat. dont even know when last had a run.
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Agree
For sure looks like low power from a flat battery.
Have you also checked any fuses/breakers?
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fuses are all good. checked
fuses are all good. checked them. also new switch panel
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Make sure you have a common earth from the battery. Run all your earths back to that
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im sure i have that but will
im sure i have that but will make sure . think i will run a new neg wire up instead of using existing one
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Negative wire
Alot of old boats tend to use very small accessory wires. Make sure you use appropriate size wiring. Also, I am amazed at the number of boats that use a very small negative wire from battery to switch. It's best to use similiar size wire to positive wire.
Cable size: 8 b&s should be great. Usually rated at 80amps or so. Make sure it's tinned.
Edit: oops, just re-read stevo81's reply. Exactly what he said
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As above sounds like low
As above sounds like low voltage. Check battery or even better get a new one if u don't know its history. Is your new switch panel fed with the correct sized +/- cables from good connections on the battery? If so, then run your light/stereo/sounder circuits from there with correct sized fuses.
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getting new batteries
getting new batteries tomorrow . not sure on the wire size so will look into it .
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Hit up Challenge batteries
Hit up Challenge batteries in ozzy park if not too far out your way
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just a bit out of the way.
just a bit out of the way. im in mandurah.
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what size is the aux cable
what size is the aux cable supplying the battery? are the lights led? id be checking the connection on the isolator.. have had corrosion in mine a few times
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yep lights are led. as far
yep lights are led. as far as the isolator. hasnt got one yet. got one to put in tho.
been and got new batteries today
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Sounds like you are getting
Sounds like you are getting volt drop due to poor battery power, poor connection (high resistance joint) or small surface area of aux cable. Mandurah battery wholesalers do fair priced "all rounder" batteries that are completely sealed and have reserve charge to run an engel for a few days. an excellent choice IMO. about 240 each from memory
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don't go to battery world,
don't go to battery world, they take the piss on price and are basically salesmen .. the wholesale place around the corner are solid
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couldnt agree more!
couldnt agree more!
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thanks to those that have
thanks to those that have made suggestions. after putting a heavier neg and pos wire with new batteries its all now working. just sounder , gps and deck wash to go
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