So my new to me '88 wing keel did not come with a battery. No problem, I went to Walmart and bought their marine type 24 deep cycle, dropped it in, connected the cables, flipped on the service switch on the panel, and....nothing. The little light didn't come on, Ok, I flipped on the "cabin" switch to see if any of the lights work (I had swapped out two of the bulbs for LED's, would have done the 3rd but walmart only had one pack of LED equivalent to the 1156 that were in the fixtures), tried both the old and new, and nothing there either. I flipped both off, and disconnected everything again. I checked the fuses and they are good (didn't check all, just the "service", "cabin" and another. Is there something stupid I'm missing? I hooked my multimeter up to the battery, and it maxed on amps and volts, so I don't think that the battery is the problem. I have been told that it would show full voltage even if dead, but I don't think it would register amperage, would it? I know, I need to learn my 'lectric, as a previous poster was admonished a week or so ago. I do plan do to so, but just hooking up a battery cable and flipping a switch shouldn't take an electrician.
And speaking of, if I do need someone to check the system, I am thinking of going ahead and springing for the upgraded panel at Catalina Direct so I can have some extra accessory slots. Any negatives there?
And speaking of, if I do need someone to check the system, I am thinking of going ahead and springing for the upgraded panel at Catalina Direct so I can have some extra accessory slots. Any negatives there?