hour meter broken??
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Topic: hour meter broken??
Posted By: phospher
Subject: hour meter broken??
Date 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.
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date 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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Posted By: phospher
Date 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?
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Posted By: critter
Date 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 - http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/electricity2.htm
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Posted By: phospher
Date Posted: March-07-2008 at 3:55pm
that's a great article. thanks.
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Posted By: Riley
Date 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.
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date 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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