Electrical for Nav Light (Bow)
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Topic: Electrical for Nav Light (Bow)
Posted By: jinx
Subject: Electrical for Nav Light (Bow)
Date Posted: April-18-2009 at 2:42am
To start this off - when I got my boat both nav lights were busted/missing. I replaced the bow light assembly but am having trouble getting it to work. The breaker for the nav lights currently is a 10amp (can someone confirm that is correct?). I tested resistance and made sure that the wires to the bow light don't have a short and they were fine. When I turn them on the led lights up, the bow lights don't turn on and then after 5 seconds or so the breaker pops.
Any ideas on what to check next or fix?
My boat is an '89 ski nautique.
Thanks, Luke
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: April-18-2009 at 12:36pm
Luke,
Check the total resistance to both the aft and bow light from the breaker load side. Disconnect the hot wire there. Then using Ohms Law, divide volts by the resistance reading you get and you'll have the amp load for the nav lights. Maybe it's not the bow light but a problem with the stern light?
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Posted By: jinx
Date Posted: April-18-2009 at 1:28pm
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Good call, I'll check that today and report back, thanks!
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Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: April-20-2009 at 1:07pm
or you have the leads reversed on the new light causing the issue,
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