batttery was dead

[rugman]

went to start the boat and it was dead as a door knob!!!! took the battery out and toss a new one in and when I hooked up the red wirer to it it sparked and the others did not , is it draining power off the battery

[rugman]

ttt

[mckee17]

Sounds like either a piece of equipment left on or you have a short.  Process of elimination.

[rugman]

just would like to know if you touch a wirer and the ff was off and i get a spark at the batt termimal , is that alright?

[Luna Sea 5]

a spark isn't good, you may need to check your fuses after that.

[mboy]

Should be fine.

[Sam3]

I'd sell the boat.

 

[rugman]

a spark isn't good, you may need to check your fuses after that.

THE FISH FINDER IS OFF AND WHEN i CONNECTED THE WIRE IT JUST SPARKED A LITTLE , DOES THAT MEAN IT IS USEING POWER

[rugman]

I'd sell the boat.

 

DONT START .  LET ME GO TO THE GAS STATION AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO SELL IT

[Still Running]

A small spark is a draw. You have something on like the ff. A large spark and the wire gets hot, that a short.

[rugman]

A small spark is a draw. You have something on like the ff. A large spark and the wire gets hot, that a short.

I might have to check it out again

[Still Running]

A lot of the newer electronics turn on as soon as you put power to them. If you can unplug the ff and then try hooking up the battery. see if the spark is gone. If it is still there, unhook or pull a fuse one at a time to see what is giving you the draw.

[rugman]

I did the , I have about four wires going there and that was the only one that sparked and I know it was off , maybe I was wrong . so I took the wire off the batt over night and I will be able to tell if the batt is dead

[Still Running]

another thing you can do to check for a draw is hook up the neg wire to the battery. take a test light of 12 volt meter and put the one end on the pos term of the battery. Take the other end of the test light or the other lead from the meter and touch one wire at a time. If the test light lights up you have a draw. Some electronics will light the light with a dim light. That is a keep alive memory, like a clock is a radio or radio station preset. If you have an engine with a computer on it, it will also have the memory.

[rugman]

another thing you can do to check for a draw is hook up the neg wire to the battery. take a test light of 12 volt meter and put the one end on the pos term of the battery. Take the other end of the test light or the other lead from the meter and touch one wire at a time. If the test light lights up you have a draw. Some electronics will light the light with a dim light. That is a keep alive memory, like a clock is a radio or radio station preset. If you have an engine with a computer on it, it will also have the memory.

RULE OUT THREE OF THEM ;DI got the spark from the ff , so I will start it monday and see if that was the short , IT is not hooked up at this time 

[Pops Soul]

Hey Rugman Don't trash the old battery junk yards are paying $15 bucks apiece for those old batteies now 

[salty pig]

A small spark is a draw. You have something on like the ff. A large spark and the wire gets hot, that a short.

Think i wore that smiley out today LOL ..... But he is correct check something  like bilge pump the float... just means u drawing some juice not allot

[salty pig]

That the FF catfish sold u  that you 2 fought over price LOL ... Id check wires going to it might have nicked it somewhere and check the connector for  corrosion 

[rugman]

sorry it is the other one I have two  on my ship , WE DONT MISS ANYTHING