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shawn.Grubb

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I have a Godfrey Aqua Patio Pontoon with console switch problems. I took the boat out of storage and now have this issue. Boat starts fine and runs. However the switches on the console are all doing odd things. The master switch should turn all the other switches on, however the master switch can be on or off and the other switches work. However when I turn on the bilge pump, all the switches turn off. The radio is always on until you turn on the bilge, then it turns off.
 
Master switch position doesn't seem to matter at all anymore except, when its on I get feedback noise through the tower speakers. All the switches work one at a time (not the master), but when you turn all the switches on at the same time it affects the others. But the bilge switch will turn most everything off.
Batteries read 13+ volts.
 
lets try this another way....does the bilge pump run with the master switch ON and the bilge pump switch ON?

Also, does the bilg pump run with the master switch OFF and the bilge pump switch ON?
 
shawn.Grubb said:
Master switch position doesn't seem to matter at all anymore except, when its on I get feedback noise through the tower speakers. All the switches work one at a time (not the master), but when you turn all the switches on at the same time it affects the others. But the bilge switch will turn most everything off.
Batteries read 13+ volts.
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Ayuh,....... Starting at the battery, remove, 'n clean to shiny metal both ends of all the cables,.....
You're seeing the effects of corrosion somewhere,.....
 
Things have changed since last weekend. Every now and then I can get something to turn on. I unplugged the Bilge completely. I took the black and blue wire of the master switch and Im not getting 12v between the wires. Shouldnit I get a connection single across the two prongs when I turn the switch off and on with a meter?
 
With the wiring disconnected from the switch, you should have zero resistance between the two terminals of the switch when it is ON and infinite resistance with the switch OFF...
 
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