Restoring Power to Navigation Lamp Circuit
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:08 pm
Q1: where a wiring diagram for the switch panel for a Boston Whaler 1998 Ventura 18 be found?
The three-position switch that controls navigation lighting does not illuminate the navigation lamps. There appears to be no connection to the switch from the positive power bus.
Under the NAV LTS switch there is a circuit breaker with a white button. The power from this circuit breaker is connected to a cigar lighter socket power outlet. A solar panel was plugged in to the cigar lighter power socket outlet, maybe in an attempt to charge the battery.
The Courtesy switch and lamps work. When I move a jumper from the Courtesy breaker to the Navigation-Anchor switch, the combined sidelights lamp at the bow illuminates. The white all-round lamp at the stern does not illuminate, but it needs a new bulb and is quite corroded. From this I infer the switch is good.
Q2: could add a jumper from the circuit breaker associated with the navigation lamps to the switch controlling the navigation lamps?
Q3: to what source of power should the cigar lighter socket power outlet be connected?
Q4: can the cigar socket power outlet be used as a way to charge the boat battery.
For any and all assistance I will give you my thanks.
The three-position switch that controls navigation lighting does not illuminate the navigation lamps. There appears to be no connection to the switch from the positive power bus.
Under the NAV LTS switch there is a circuit breaker with a white button. The power from this circuit breaker is connected to a cigar lighter socket power outlet. A solar panel was plugged in to the cigar lighter power socket outlet, maybe in an attempt to charge the battery.
The Courtesy switch and lamps work. When I move a jumper from the Courtesy breaker to the Navigation-Anchor switch, the combined sidelights lamp at the bow illuminates. The white all-round lamp at the stern does not illuminate, but it needs a new bulb and is quite corroded. From this I infer the switch is good.
Q2: could add a jumper from the circuit breaker associated with the navigation lamps to the switch controlling the navigation lamps?
Q3: to what source of power should the cigar lighter socket power outlet be connected?
Q4: can the cigar socket power outlet be used as a way to charge the boat battery.
For any and all assistance I will give you my thanks.