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December 04, 2011, 11:07:35 AM
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icemanbryan

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2 wire stern light install?
« on: December 04, 2011, 11:07:35 AM »
Have a 2 wire transom all around light I need to install.
I would guess that the Pos power comes from the switch side of the bow lights switch?
(all running lights would be on one switch).
Can the Neg come from the Neg bus bar, busbar in the transom?
(short easy clean run if possible)

Thanks Bryan

December 04, 2011, 12:08:09 PM
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seabob4

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Re: 2 wire stern light install?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2011, 12:08:09 PM »
Quote from: "icemanbryan"
Have a 2 wire transom all around light I need to install.
I would guess that the Pos power comes from the switch side of the bow lights switch?
(all running lights would be on one switch).
Can the Neg come from the Neg bus bar, busbar in the transom?
(short easy clean run if possible)

Thanks Bryan

Of course it can.  The ground bus astern is tied to the ground bus under the helm.  That is the main reason I install a ground bus astern on all my re-wires.  All the equipment aft gets grounded there...

The gray from the anchor light is on the upper spade on the nav lgt switch, then jumps down to the lower spade.  Just as a refresher, here's how nav lgt switches are wired, the first (and most common) using a DPDT switch, the second using a SPDT switch with a diode...



Corner of 520 and A1A...

December 04, 2011, 12:43:49 PM
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icemanbryan

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Re: 2 wire stern light install?
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2011, 12:43:49 PM »
Bob, thanks as always :salut:
I really appreciate it!

Bryan

December 04, 2011, 02:04:38 PM
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seabob4

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Re: 2 wire stern light install?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2011, 02:04:38 PM »
My pleasure, Sir... :thumleft:


Corner of 520 and A1A...

 

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