TradewindSailor
Active member
Hi
I've just installed a relay, about a meter away from the starter, to take the starter solenoid's loads rather than the starter switch.
The boat is a St Francis 44 catamaran ..... so the cable length between the port engine and the start switch is probably more than 10 meters. The starter switch's points have been burning out and the voltage drop has been so great that the solenoid would not operate.
With this modification the engine starts first push every time.
I've just installed a relay, about a meter away from the starter, to take the starter solenoid's loads rather than the starter switch.
The boat is a St Francis 44 catamaran ..... so the cable length between the port engine and the start switch is probably more than 10 meters. The starter switch's points have been burning out and the voltage drop has been so great that the solenoid would not operate.
With this modification the engine starts first push every time.