I suspect that I have a short somewhere. When I turn on the radio/cd switch on my panel, instead of 10 amps, sometimes it jumps up to 50 amps. It sometimes does it with the water pump switch or other switches, not just one switch. any suggestions? Thanks Mark
Amp meter goes thru the roof
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Mark, ours turned out to be a defective meter...
Sometime before we purchased her the DC amp meter and heat sink was hit by a surge; lightening, short, something. It fried the heat sink and when we puchased her the surveyor pointed it out to me. At first I thought it was the same thing as you; a defective appliance on one of the circuits. When I turned on our running lights it would jump to 30 amps, or when the water pump came on it would jump to 20 amps. It could be a short, as you suspect, but also check your meter carefully. I had to remove it completely before I noticed the damaged heat sink. If you have access to a hand held amp meter check to see if the two are in synch. Terry P.S. Paneltronics made many of the power panels for Hunter boats. I contacted them, sent the defective one to them and they sent me an identical replacement for about $25. Let us know what you find out.
Sometime before we purchased her the DC amp meter and heat sink was hit by a surge; lightening, short, something. It fried the heat sink and when we puchased her the surveyor pointed it out to me. At first I thought it was the same thing as you; a defective appliance on one of the circuits. When I turned on our running lights it would jump to 30 amps, or when the water pump came on it would jump to 20 amps. It could be a short, as you suspect, but also check your meter carefully. I had to remove it completely before I noticed the damaged heat sink. If you have access to a hand held amp meter check to see if the two are in synch. Terry P.S. Paneltronics made many of the power panels for Hunter boats. I contacted them, sent the defective one to them and they sent me an identical replacement for about $25. Let us know what you find out.
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