Don't the grounds go to the terminal block at the mast? Did you run new grounds all the way back?
Joel On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:22 PM, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com>wrote: > you know, I did test before hand. The mast head light worked as it should > but the steaming deck light was dim as it is now....I thought, "well it is > lighting and it must be this old wire I'm using to connect the battery to > the leads sticking out of the mast that is junk. Man, I'm glad i ran those > new wires..." > > Well apparently that wasn't the issue. > > I have separate grounds all going to a grounding block, on the bulkhead in > the engine compartment, which is grounded to the engine. > > I over-sized the wires just to be safe...I must have pooched the > connections...it is just hard to believe I pooched both of them... > > You know something though...I tied a knot in the wire so it wouldn't pull > into the mast...that shouldn't do anything though, should it? > > I got the idea from the old wire I replaced... > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast... > Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:36:09 -0400 > > Do you know what the draw is? > There is a neato chart here: > http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/marinewiring.html > Remember, 20 feet of double cable is a 40 foot circuit.� > > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Yeah all the negs go to the same place but the resistance is determined >> by the cable. I don't know if I'm saying that right. Half way up the mast >> might be 20 feet, but that's 20 feet two ways (40 feet) plus whatever >> length to and from the panel. It was just a thought, trying to be helpful. >> Sharing ground isn't recommended, at least, not according to Don Casey (all >> I know about boat wiring comes from his book). >> >> Steve >> C&C32 >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:26 PM, djhaug...@juno.com >> <djhaug...@juno.com>wrote: >> >>> hm...the halyard theory is interesting....I hadn't raised any sails but, >>> the sailmaker did without me there. �He got there ahead of me and got to >>> work... �He did not mention anything. >>> � >>> I can't imagine i got the connections wrong. �I ran one 2-wire cable to >>> each light. �I would have the pos from one and the neg from the other >>> hooked up....again....even if that were so, it shouln't really matter, >>> right. �All the negs go to the same place essentially... >>> >>> >>> ---------- Original Message ---------- >>> From: "Marek Dziedzic" <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> >>> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast... >>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:17:46 -0400 >>> >>> Is it possible (considering that two lights are dim) that you connected >>> them in series? I know that it sounds too simple, but it is a consideration. >>> � >>> Marek >>> C&C 24 Fennel >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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