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Nwtique 
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 Topic: Electrical help?Posted: July-17-2016 at 8:01pm |
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Ok, had an issue come up twice, 99 super sport, apex 5.7L. Boat fires up runs perfect when shutting it down to stop or listen to tunes it's like a breaker pops and no power to anything, period. Saw one of my cable terminal clamps was cracked so changing that out but is there a relay I should have on board as a spare? Just wondering if anyone has experienced the same thing. I can't get it to repeat once I get it fired up, it just happens inadvertently. Any ideas ? Thx John
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74SkiNautique
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Posted: July-17-2016 at 8:24pm |
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Maybe check all your fuses?
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: July-17-2016 at 8:41pm |
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Sure sounds like a bad connection at the battery post with the cable. When it happens again, get the VOM out and check if there's any power at the main battery cable at the engine. How are you cleaning your battery posts and cable terminals? A wire type battery terminal cleaner? Replace the bad cable terminal and I suggest not using the inexpensive clamp type repair terminals. Good cable compression fitting terminals are available.
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Posted: July-17-2016 at 9:21pm |
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Thanks for the reply. Ok, so I took my OEM cables in and had them solder new ends on. Replaced battery this year, so posts are clean. Put everything back together and it all looks good. Hopefully it was just the clamp, seems weird as I could never really move the "cracked" clamp it was tight but for whatever reason it would just go completely dead.
I did check all fuses and connections, everything looks good as far as I can tell. Hope it was just the terminal.... |
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Nwtique
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Posted: August-05-2016 at 3:01am |
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Ok, took both cables out, replaced both clamps and had them soldered on. Went to the Lake today and everything worked perfectly!
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: August-05-2016 at 6:29am |
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John,
It's great to hear your problem was solved. Thanks for reporting back and letting us know we were able to help. Keep in mind that even a new battery and new cable terminals need cleaning. They need the layer or oxidation removed for the best conductivity. You can have the terminal tight on the battery post and still not have a good connection with the oxidation. If you don't have a battery terminal/post cleaner, I suggest getting one. Happy boating. 
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