This is up there in the best posts on the forum. While I was building, I had a few times I was reaching hard and It was hot and I had visions of the fire department saying don't worry, we are gonna cut you out..leaving pieces of hull on the tent floor..OrangeQuest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:09 pm Since I am wiring my build now, I go back and check everything every time I connect something up. I am trying to use a on/off/on switch for my nav lights/anchor light and just had to put a diode in the circuit. Worked every time I tested it. Yesterday, I tested everything at in the dark so I could see the gauge lights, switch lights and so on. Everything worked the way it should. This morning the nav/anchor lights didn't work. Very frustrating to say the least.
I still have to connect the aftermarket tach up and I hope the tach wire coming down the harness works with this gauge because it is also my hour meter. Troubleshooting automotive engine controls was easier than all this making wiring harnesses, heat shrinking all connectors and making sure I am using the right size ring connectors. On my back and trying to tilt my head back enough to use my reader lens on my bifocals. My shoulders seem to be wider than the room I have and arms and hands do not bend enough. The fun!!
Just glad my motor came with the controls and is just plug and play.
I have a diode in my nav light setup, too. It is not done to ABYC! It is soldered because I could not really come up with a trustworthy way to crimp solid stranded wire...sorry for the mini hijack Dan.