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Post by finatic on Jul 28, 2018 17:33:47 GMT -5
How would I switch the diode.The port and starboard green an red lights come on. But the back side of the anchor light should be on with the bow lights. And like I said no anchor light.
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Post by finatic on Jul 28, 2018 18:23:27 GMT -5
The Sailfish schematic does show three open positions on the Molex, so you should be OK as far as that goes. The horn switch, it should only have two wires. The 12 volt feed should be the top wire and the other wire is the switched side and it goes directly to the horn. Check to make sure too that none of the breakers have been tripped. Why is that the only switch that doesn't have a ground on it.
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Post by Team Ruby on Jul 28, 2018 20:00:35 GMT -5
The reason the other switches have a ground on them is because they have a light in the switch, which the horn switch doesn't have. The ground wire on the switch provides ground for the light bulb and only the light bulb. If you turn the switch on and pull the ground wire off the switch the only thing that would turn off would be the bulb in the switch, the accessory would continue to run.
You said the back of the anchor light does not come on, is the front half of the light coming on?
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Post by Team Ruby on Jul 28, 2018 20:04:55 GMT -5
You may not need to reverse the diode, the quick test would be checking the anchor light. If you turn on just the anchor light do the bow lights come on too? If the answer is no they don't then the diode is in the circuit correctly. The issue is solely in the anchor light side of the circuit.
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Post by outtadblue on Jul 28, 2018 20:16:56 GMT -5
Correct.
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Post by finatic on Jul 28, 2018 23:52:01 GMT -5
The reason the other switches have a ground on them is because they have a light in the switch, which the horn switch doesn't have. The ground wire on the switch provides ground for the light bulb and only the light bulb. If you turn the switch on and pull the ground wire off the switch the only thing that would turn off would be the bulb in the switch, the accessory would continue to run. You said the back of the anchor light does not come on, is the front half of the light coming on? Negative , it's dead
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Post by finatic on Jul 28, 2018 23:55:23 GMT -5
You may not need to reverse the diode, the quick test would be checking the anchor light. If you turn on just the anchor light do the bow lights come on too? If the answer is no they don't then the diode is in the circuit correctly. The issue is solely in the anchor light side of the circuit. I don't recall will check in the morning.
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Post by finatic on Jul 29, 2018 10:11:30 GMT -5
When I put the anchor light on only it also lights and navigation lights in the Bow.
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Post by outtadblue on Jul 29, 2018 10:33:49 GMT -5
Try reversing the plugs on back of switch.
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Post by Team Ruby on Jul 29, 2018 10:41:14 GMT -5
That does confirm that the diode is in backwards. That's what you need to get turned around in the light switch circuit.
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Post by finatic on Jul 29, 2018 11:23:34 GMT -5
Okay that's what I was wondering. The issue with the horn ended up being the ground I took and ran a direct the ground from the horn and it's solve the problem it stop shorting out the panel board and it works fine
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Post by finatic on Jul 29, 2018 11:32:09 GMT -5
Same exact thing when I reversed it
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Post by finatic on Jul 29, 2018 11:36:21 GMT -5
For now I'm good next week when I get up on top I'll start by checking the light bulbs they were working a few months ago and it is a possibility that they've gotten corroded so I'll I'll pick it up at that point
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Post by finatic on Jul 29, 2018 11:50:06 GMT -5
Just to be sure I switch the wires that has the jumper doide in between the two
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Post by Team Ruby on Jul 29, 2018 11:53:35 GMT -5
How did you reverse it? Are two of the wires on the back switch a solid gray wire and a gray wire with a white stripe?
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