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Lesson Learned.
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09/18/20 02:19 PM
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Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 547
Barbers Tree
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My Solix on the bow was beeping low voltage after 10-15 minutes of turning it on as well as the Helm Solix. Thought it was not wired heavy enough. My buddy David, wired me in 8 Gage wire from the battery all the way to the bow. When David went to place the connectors onto the battery post, he notice the main ground wire was loose on the battery post. That was tightened down and 8 gage wire connected. Works great, left the graph on for 4 hours laastnight and still showed 12.4 volts. Ran a string up to the bow also for future wire for my future Live Scope. THANKS DAVID
Lesson Learned, always check your Battery connections!!!!!
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Re: Lesson Learned.
[Re: Barbers Tree]
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09/19/20 02:16 AM
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BigDozer66
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I thought the lesson was going to be that you should have wired it with a minimum of 10 Ga. wire when you installed it.
2016 Ranger RT188 Charcoal Metallic Dual Console 2017 Yamaha 115 VMAX SHO (VF115LA) SS Prop Minn Kota Ultrex i-Pilot Link 45" 80 lb. Humminbird Helix 10 Mega SI BalZout Console Humminbird Helix 10 Mega SI BBT Bow Mount Trick Step
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Re: Lesson Learned.
[Re: Barbers Tree]
#13704744
09/19/20 02:58 AM
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grout-scout
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8ga for a graph and 6ga for a trolling motor, one seems like overkill.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
[Re: Barbers Tree]
#13704750
09/19/20 03:04 AM
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bronco71
TFF Team Angler
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I'm thinking it would have worked fine just tightening the original ground wire
1987 Nitro MX185/Mercury Black Max 150 (needs lots of work, put motor on nephew's boat) 1994 XSC-2200 "Jaguar" AKA Shadow 22 Magnum (restoring w/Mercury 200 XRI) 1994 Pantera II (restoring w/Mercury 200 EFI) 1999 Triton TX21/225 Mercury Optimax
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