[Rhodes22-list] Wiring Q. with the electric O/B lift

[Mary Lou Troy]

I had heard what Rummy said from another source as well so we asked 
Yamaha tech support and were told that using an on/off switch on the 
charging circuit would not hurt the motor or the charging coil. 
Because the Yamaha wants to overcharge our AGM battery and because we 
have shore power and a battery charger we decided to go ahead and use 
a switch. So far we have no problems with the charging circuit on the 
motor (it still works), the battery or the motor itself (knocking on 
wood here - we're due).

Mary Lou



At 11:59 AM 8/28/2009, you wrote:
>Rummy,
>
>This is certainly a new one on me.  I have never heard of such a problem nor
>can I reason what event will "fry" a charging coil that is disconnected.
>Please explain!
>
>Mike
>s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>Nissequogue River, NY
>
>From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com> Friday, August 28, 2009 11:53 AM
> > Ben and all,
> > If your outboard motor has a charging coil, running the engine without the
> > electricity going to the battery bank will absolutely fry your charging
> > coil.  Whenever you have the motor running, you must have the battery
> > switch
> > turned on  so that it is charging something.
> > I'm sure that if you check the cable going from the battery to the motor
> > lift, there is an inline fuse somewhere. If not, you need to install one.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/27/2009 5:41:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > bencittadino at gmail.com writes:
> >
> >
> > Basso;
> >
> > With all the switches off on the electrical board  my engine lift and
> > starter
> > work also. Frankly, I never gave it much thought  and assumed that was the
> > way it is supposed to be.
> >
> > So sign  me,
> >
> > "Fat, dumb and happy"
> >
> > BenC
> >
> >
> >
> > Basso  wrote:
> >>
> >> When I leave the boat I have been turning off the  battery switch, but
> > last
> >> night I forgot and just pressed the  button...the lift dropped and the
> >> electric start on the outboard  worked.  I didn't think anything of it
> >> until I went to switch the  batteries to the off position and I found
> >> that
> >> it already was.
> >>
> >> This leads me to a couple of questions.
> >> 1.  Is this  supposed to be the case?
> >> 2.  Should I re-wire the lift and O/B  start through fuse box?  I can't
> >> tell if there is a fuse running  to the lift motor.
> >> 3.  What would you do if it were your  boat?
> >>
> >
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