hour meter broken??

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   hey guys,

my hour gauge didn't work last year. i made sure it was connected and all that good stuff. anyway to determine if it's the meter or if it's not getting power?

can't wait to get back on the water up here in wisconsin.

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phospher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: July-19-2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 557	Post Options Post Reply Quote phospher Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: hour meter broken?? Posted: March-06-2008 at 7:36pm
	hey guys, my hour gauge didn't work last year. i made sure it was connected and all that good stuff. anyway to determine if it's the meter or if it's not getting power? can't wait to get back on the water up here in wisconsin.

8122pbrainard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045	Post Options Post Reply Quote 8122pbrainard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-06-2008 at 8:22pm
	Phil, Do you have a volt meter or at least one of those test lights? I'll bet it is getting power unless someone has been doing some electrical engineering under the dash!!
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phospher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: July-19-2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 557	Post Options Post Reply Quote phospher Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2008 at 3:29pm
	no, but i'll get one. just put it to the positive wire and see if it has power right?

critter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: January-11-2008 Location: New Hill, NC Status: Offline Points: 1227	Post Options Post Reply Quote critter Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2008 at 3:37pm
	If you use a multimeter, make sure that you have a good ground to work with. A problem could be with ground or voltage side. http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/electricity2.htm
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phospher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: July-19-2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 557	Post Options Post Reply Quote phospher Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2008 at 3:55pm
	that's a great article. thanks.

Riley Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: January-19-2004 Location: Portland, ME Status: Offline Points: 7957	Post Options Post Reply Quote Riley Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2008 at 4:10pm
	Definately check the wiring. Mine stopped working 4 years ago. I bought a new guage, but that was not the problem. Still haven't figured it out.

8122pbrainard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045	Post Options Post Reply Quote 8122pbrainard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2008 at 6:00pm
	Phil, You don't need to be a electrical engineer on this one and don't worry about reading a long and possibly confusing article. You will have two connections on the meter. One will be positive and one will be negative. With a test light, you won't even need to know which is which! With a analog meter, if you have the test leads on backwards, the needle will try to move backwards. If you have a digital meter and have the test leads backwards, then it will display a negative reading.
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