That’s really helpful thank you. So I had connected the control unit tit he outboard (the multi pin one), connected the positive to side of the solenoid that then continues up to the starter, and the neg to the body for ground. But when I hooked up the battery it made like a bang like it was going to turn over without the ignition. This made me panic and so I just disconnected the positive to the battery (which I was holding) immediately. I presumed I would hear a small click as the solenoid kicked in and then I’d turn the key on the controller to turn her over.
The neg on the engine body I used also was feeding another neg back to the terminal block left of the solenoid. But I don’t think a shared neg matters.
I’m not sure if I’m just being a fool because this is the first outboard I’ve wired to a car battery and I don’t want to destroy it.
The little wires I showed in the pictures, the green one is for a tach and so can be ignored. The red one is actually connected to the main control unit connection coming from the outboard. I’m not sure if it’s a fused connection to protect the starter or for a connection to a boat horn.
I wish I’d taken the time to understand electronics better. It makes me feel so stupid. But I’m trying to understand.
So you can see on the attached where I attempted the pos and neg in red and black arrows and the main controller was also already connected.
Am I just over worrying or did I get this wrong somehow?
it’s sage advice
