Hi
here's another "need help wiring" post.
I just purchased a 1980 Alumacraft and the wiring needs to be redone.
Currently, there is one battery that starts the motor and operates the accessories. It looks like all the accessories are wired directly to the battery through a switch panel on the console. It's pretty messy so I thought I'd clean things up.
I saw the attached file in another posting and I think it's close to what I want except I will be running the trolling motor separately attached to it's own battery in a bow compartment.
First I was thinking of getting a separate starting motor to just start the motor and run the accessories off of a separate motor.
Second, I want to walk through the wiring diagram to just make sure I understand it.
Correct me if I'm wrong please:
The positive wire from the bilge, live well, lights etc. goes right to the switch panel.
The negative wire from the bilge, live well, lights etc., goes to the negative bus bar which run to the accessory battery.
The accessory battery runs a black to the negative bus bar and a red to the fuse block.
I'm a bit cloudy between the connection between the switch panel and the fuse box.
Is there one red running from the switch panel to the fuse box? Or one red per accessory from the switch panel to the fuse box?
Meaning for each accessory for each switch there is a red from the accessory, to the switch to the fuse panel?
For the bow and stern light, is a red wire from both lights been joined at one switch?
Thanks for the help,
Alex
here's another "need help wiring" post.
I just purchased a 1980 Alumacraft and the wiring needs to be redone.
Currently, there is one battery that starts the motor and operates the accessories. It looks like all the accessories are wired directly to the battery through a switch panel on the console. It's pretty messy so I thought I'd clean things up.
I saw the attached file in another posting and I think it's close to what I want except I will be running the trolling motor separately attached to it's own battery in a bow compartment.
First I was thinking of getting a separate starting motor to just start the motor and run the accessories off of a separate motor.
Second, I want to walk through the wiring diagram to just make sure I understand it.
Correct me if I'm wrong please:
The positive wire from the bilge, live well, lights etc. goes right to the switch panel.
The negative wire from the bilge, live well, lights etc., goes to the negative bus bar which run to the accessory battery.
The accessory battery runs a black to the negative bus bar and a red to the fuse block.
I'm a bit cloudy between the connection between the switch panel and the fuse box.
Is there one red running from the switch panel to the fuse box? Or one red per accessory from the switch panel to the fuse box?
Meaning for each accessory for each switch there is a red from the accessory, to the switch to the fuse panel?
For the bow and stern light, is a red wire from both lights been joined at one switch?
Thanks for the help,
Alex