loyal royal Posted August 8, 2009 Report Posted August 8, 2009 i have a small problem with my electrics on board reef raider when all my aux's are on i switch on the deck wash and all my electrics turn off ? when i turn the pump off they all come back on why would this be can anyone help mark b Quote
Coddy Posted August 8, 2009 Report Posted August 8, 2009 Hi Mark I would suggest a couple of posible problems 1/ I would suspect the connections for all the equipment may have a poor connections or the deck wash connections themselves. 2/ The battery is in a poor state of charge and the deck wash is drawing all the power. I would suspect the wiring is the problem, bit like brake lights dimly flashing when indicators are used on a car. Suggest you check/run a seperate wires from deck wash to battery, via a switch, and see if this cures the problem. The deck wash may well be getting its power from a common terminal or the return feed. Hope all the above makes sence Dave Quote
loyal royal Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Posted August 9, 2009 thanks dave i will have a look and get back to you . mark b Quote
Rob Posted August 9, 2009 Report Posted August 9, 2009 (edited) Sounds like a bad earth to me. Also, trace all the wires and see where \ bow they connect to the battery - then ensure that the cable size is up to the job. Especially if the cable run is long. Good luck Rob Edited August 9, 2009 by rob francis Quote
Brian Posted August 9, 2009 Report Posted August 9, 2009 My money's on a dirty or loose connection, the extra current drawn by the deck wash is causing a volt drop accross the high resistance joint. Quote
great white Posted August 12, 2009 Report Posted August 12, 2009 Sounds like you need a boatbuilder /engineer to have a look Please post plane tickets and I will pop over and have a look, then we could test it a few times whilst having a dangleLOL seriously the others have covered most of the options I would have gone for. Will the pump run with everything else turned off? if not then you probably have a full short on the pump or its wiring. Charlie Quote
fisherman1055 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Posted August 12, 2009 Mark Check the positive terminal connection , you may find that you have lots of green powder and need a new cable This side does seeem to corrode badly and always starts with an inability to transmit full power before breaking completely. Tony Quote
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