Yeah that is what I’m thinking. That is item #2 right? It has 4 prongs and it is still on the 1st prong. Or maybe 4th??? It is on one of the ends...The fuse that feed the instrument panel on my Volvo powered Beneteau failed and caused the previous owner all kinds of problems. When I bought the boat it had a remote start switch and nothing on the engine panel worked. All 4 fuses in the block looked good but the first 2 tested open. Everything started working correctly when I moved the wire to a good spare fuse. Its a fuse with 4 circuits, 1 working and 3 spare. I my case is 2 failed, 1 working and 1 spare. Hope that makes sense.
Yeah I know we want 14v. That is what started this whole journey. I think I have a few good places to start. I only mention the lower volts because that would confirm everything functions normally and it is the alternator that is bad (still)Note Juice. 12.6 is a good resting voltage. 14 would be when the alternator is pumping putting out a full charge
Well I’m most of the way there... already ACR’d up and I’ll be sure to fuse the alternator wire. So you can add me to the even less common column.It is common to run a wire from the alternator output to the house bank. A little less common is to fuse that wire appropriate to the wire size(at battery end), even more uncommon to put an Alternator Service disconnect in clear view of the alternator.
Each of these less common items will make your boat safer for it and those who work on it.
Les
Oh I gotcha. I got my acronyms blurred. Not sure about an ASD but I have a negative switch to totally kill all power to the dc system. Is that close enough?907Juice... It is not the ACR (automatic charge relay) that Les is talking about. It is an ASD (Alternator Service Disconnect) switch. You use it to disconnect the battery (which you have directly connected to the positive side of the battery. When the engine is off the Alternator Positive connection is Hot. Tap the ground wire or a screwdriver to the alternator and your getting spark city.. The disconnect switch is the safety feature that keeps you hair from turning white as you work around the engine.