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Boat accessories will not work.

Submitted: 47 days and 12 hours ago.

Category: Boat

Value: $18

Status: CLOSED

Make (of engine): verado
Model (of engine): mercury
Year: 2006
Horsepower: 250

Already Tried:
reset the fuse

Posted by davesoutboard 47 days and 12 hours ago.

Info Request

Can you give some more info on what does or does not work?

47 days and 12 hours ago.

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The engine, trolling motor, water pressure gauge all work. Nothing else electrical will work. The lights, other gauges, live well etc will not work.

Posted by davesoutboard 47 days and 12 hours ago.

Answer

OK, Then you know the battery is good. You should have another set of wires coming off the battery that feeds all of the accesories in the boat. Make sure both the positive and the negative are hooked up. Make sure the wire ends and terminals are clean. There should be a fuse or circuit breaker in the positive wire close to the battery, check it to be sure that voltage is getting thru.

Let me know what you find.

47 days and 12 hours ago.

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I pushed the reset button again and the accessories started working. Could the reset link be bad? Also does the motor have to be on for the fuel gauge to work.

Posted by davesoutboard 47 days and 12 hours ago.

Answer

Yes the link could be bad or you have a short somewhere that is tripping it. Usually the fuel gauge is wired to the ignition switch so the key will have to be in the on position.

47 days and 11 hours ago.

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How can I check the link to see if it is the problem

Accepted Answer

Try turning on accesories one at a time to see if one of them is bad and trips the link. In order to test the link itself you would need to apply a known load to it and find out when it trips. I would guess it is atleast a 20 amp breaker.

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Boat accessories will not work.

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Make (of engine): verado
Model (of engine): mercury
Year: 2006
Horsepower: 250

Already Tried:
reset the fuse

Info Request

Can you give some more info on what does or does not work?

Reply

The engine, trolling motor, water pressure gauge all work. Nothing else electrical will work. The lights, other gauges, live well etc will not work.

Answer

Reply

I pushed the reset button again and the accessories started working. Could the reset link be bad? Also does the motor have to be on for the fuel gauge to work.

Answer

Yes the link could be bad or you have a short somewhere that is tripping it. Usually the fuel gauge is wired to the ignition switch so the key will have to be in the on position.

Reply

How can I check the link to see if it is the problem

Accepted Answer

Try turning on accesories one at a time to see if one of them is bad and trips the link. In order to test the link itself you would need to apply a known load to it and find out when it trips. I would guess it is atleast a 20 amp breaker.

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Boat accessories will not work.

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Make (of engine): veradoModel (of engine): mercuryYear: 2006Horsepower: 250 Already Tried: reset the fuse

Info Request

Can you give some more info on what does or does not work?

Reply

The engine, trolling motor, water pressure gauge all work. Nothing else electrical will work. The lights, other gauges, live well etc will not work.

Answer

Reply

I pushed the reset button again and the accessories started working. Could the reset link be bad? Also does the motor have to be on for the fuel gauge to work.

Answer

Yes the link could be bad or you have a short somewhere that is tripping it. Usually the fuel gauge is wired to the ignition switch so the key will have to be in the on position.

Reply

How can I check the link to see if it is the problem

Accepted Answer

Try turning on accesories one at a time to see if one of them is bad and trips the link. In order to test the link itself you would need to apply a known load to it and find out when it trips. I would guess it is atleast a 20 amp breaker.

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Make (of engine): verado
Model (of engine): mercury
Year: 2006
Horsepower: 250

Already Tried:
reset the fuse