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cwstrang
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Initially Posted - 05/05/2013 :  19:50:14  Show Profile
Guys:
Greetings from St Helens!! An amazingly beautiful day up here but....
After install my two batteries (both full charged at home) I have no power in the cabin yet I can raise and lower my motor. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Are there fuses behind the switch panel above the galley? Everything worked correctly last fall when I removed the batteries for the winter.
Thanks, Craig
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/05/2013 :  20:37:08  Show Profile
Don't take this the wrong way but:

Did you connect the wires for the DC circuits to the batteries when you hooked up the wires for the motor?

Did you check the main circuit breaker to see if it had tripped?

Did you turn on the master Off-1-Both-2 switch?
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 05/06/2013 :  07:47:17  Show Profile
I heard about a guy, once, who hooked up the battery backwards which resulted in blowing a fuse that he didn't know was there and didn't have power where he thought he should.

Like I said, I heard about this guy.
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cwstrang
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Response Posted - 05/06/2013 :  09:43:29  Show Profile
Gary & John: Thanks, it was 85 yesterday and a hint of a breeze so below it was really hot... I thought I had checked all those things but will take another check on them. I was so frustrated that something so simple as installing the batteries which I have done many times didn't go well. Craig
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cwstrang
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Response Posted - 05/07/2013 :  07:04:35  Show Profile
No too proud to admit it...but operator error upon investigation last night under much cooler conditions.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 05/07/2013 :  08:19:38  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by cwstrang</i>
<br />No too proud to admit it...but operator error upon investigation last night under much cooler conditions.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Like I said, I heard about this guy.....
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 05/07/2013 :  09:52:24  Show Profile
You know, if we all reported ALL the little mistakes we made on wiring, plumbing, deck hardware, sail trim, and outboard maintenance, then this Association Forum would be a sad, sad place!

But I'm not saying I've ever made a mistake! At least none today, because I'm not down at the boat!
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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 05/07/2013 :  13:50:27  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JohnP</i>
<br />... At least none today, because I'm not down at the boat!...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

...and THERE is the mistake!
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