Mystery wire on my 27'

[Buzzlovelace]

Hi,
I found a pair of bare wires in the rear cocpit compartment, in my 27'. I put a tester on them and thought they were dead, until I traced the red wire to the ignition switch, I turned the key on and low and behold power. Does any one have a clue as to what could or should be hooked up to the wire
Thanks Buzz

 

[philwsailz]

the thing that comes to my mind is an engine compartment blower

 

[Buzzlovelace]

I guess its possible that the original blower was hooked to it. I took your advise on the grounding wires and went through them all shrot of connections that had crimps. I did notice that the terminal for battery #2 on the Perko switch was a little loose . and when I touchced tthe #2 battery wire to the #1 perko teminal the lights got bright. Do you think it could be the Perko
Thanks

 

[Joe]

No........ you just hooked your house system to both batteries... I'd check the house battery, sounds like it's a little weak.

 

[Buzzlovelace]

Thanks, but the first thing I did was remove the batteries and had them tested they were both Equally strong

 

[philwsailz]

I guess its possible that the original blower was hooked to it. I took your advise on the grounding wires and went through them all shrot of connections that had crimps. I did notice that the terminal for battery #2 on the Perko switch was a little loose . and when I touchced tthe #2 battery wire to the #1 perko teminal the lights got bright. Do you think it could be the Perko
Thanks

I think it highly unlikely that you have a voltage drop across the battery switch that would cause a noticeable difference in light intensity.

If you remove the positive power wire from Batt 1 and Batt 2 and flip them such that they are reversed, (Batt 1 wire is actuall on Batt 2 and vice versa) does the brighter perko switch position move or stay the same? I.e. if it was brighter in Batt 1 position before swapping power wires is it still brighter in Batt 1 or is it now brighter in Batt 2 after swapping positive power wires?

Put another way, when you swap positive wires on the batteries, if the dim lighting "follows" the battery it is a battery problem, despite what the person who tested it says. If the dim lighting STAYS with Batt 1 position or batt 2 position despite flipping the power wiring, the fault is in the wiring. Make sense?

 

[Buzzlovelace]

Good sence I'll try t on Sat. Thanks Phil
Do you have pics of your boat remodel online?

 

[philwsailz]

Good sence I'll try t on Sat. Thanks Phil
Do you have pics of your boat remodel online?

Just here. I have recently joined the C-27 mail list server on Yahoo Groups, so I might end up posting some over there. But, for now, just my thread on this forum.

I would work on it at home, if I had a good internet connection. I am rural, and DSL is not available. Cable doesn't come to me either. I use my cell phone as a tethering modem for an old desktop PC when I want to get on-line, but to me, when I am home, the last thing I want to be doing is working at the computer, I have a boat to work on...

I may have to get drug into the 2000's soon and get me a laptop so I can do stuff remotely.

 

[Buzzlovelace]

Thanks for you help !

 

[philwsailz]

I went to the C-27 list group over at Yahoo. I did not know posting pics there was so easy!

Here is a link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/photos/album/178615949/pic/list

 

[philwsailz]

Thanks for you help !

My pleasure. I like to try to pay it forward, help when I can, in hopes that help will be there for me when I need it. Sometimes I am forgetful about that, but I try...

I work in the marine audio industry and spend a lot of time with powerboat manufacturers on their wiring. Lots of times I have to draw it and study it, and there is much I have still to learn, but I am around boat wriing most every day, so for DC systems, feel free to ask a question. If I know an answer or have experience that firmly points me towards a recommendation, I will help out. If I don't know, I will be sure to tell ya!