Re: Fish finder earth wire
How's the refurb of your old mans boat going, must be getting close to putting her in the water. I'd connect it to the fuse block, don't leave it off.
Re: Fish finder earth wire
Good thanks mate, ran the motors on the trailer for a good hr Friday in gear at full load and no overheating as yet, taking it for its first run on the water in 20 years this morning, won't be going to far maybe just a run to old woman and back
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Re: Fish finder earth wire
There have been on occasion some glitchy little faults with the odd Raymarine product that have been rectified by attaching the earth wire to negative so I would run with Dignity's suggestion of hooking it up.
Re: Fish finder earth wire
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scottar
There have been on occasion some glitchy little faults with the odd Raymarine product that have been rectified by attaching the earth wire to negative so I would run with Dignity's suggestion of hooking it up.
Thanks mate had me a bit stumped, as to why a second ground wire
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Re: Fish finder earth wire
It's a genuine earth or ground wire - not a negative as such - more to do with RF noise than power supply. In a trailer boat (or any outboard powered boat) the "ground" (water) is connected to negative through the engine.
Re: Fish finder earth wire
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Dirtyfuzz
Good thanks mate, ran the motors on the trailer for a good hr Friday in gear at full load and no overheating as yet, taking it for its first run on the water in 20 years this morning, won't be going to far maybe just a run to old woman and back
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Should've given me a call, was at loose ends this morning.
Re: Fish finder earth wire
[QUOTE=Dignity;1635768]Should've given me a call, was at loose ends this morning.[/
Thanks for the offer it would have been handy to have another person, shit myself when driving boat back on the trailer and saw the ute slide back a touch
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