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 Motor draws current when off?
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03/28/07 06:06 PM
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Vaughn Coomer
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After replacing a new battery that had been drained to the point of ruin, I started just unhooking the battery when I put the boat away. I thought it was the Hockey puck for the GPS unit that was doing it since it draws current all the time and should have a switch in line. As it tuns out when I was hooking the neg leads back up for a trip out to the lake the lead for the engine sparked pretty good. What might cause the engine to draw when the key is off? A bad diode? It's a 91 mercury 60.
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Re: Motor draws current when off?
[Re: Vaughn Coomer]
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03/28/07 07:39 PM
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David Lee
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I was having the same problem you are having. Mine was the 12v adapter on the dash was shorting out.
  Yes I did admit defeat. Good job back to back champion
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Re: Motor draws current when off?
[Re: David Lee]
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03/28/07 09:39 PM
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Ranger391
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This is normal for one to spark when you hook up the negative wire to the battery,the charge coils in the stator will make it spark when you hook it up.
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