99′ Plll Lights not working? Where to start?

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August 25, 2009 at 12:27 am #413660

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Hello all Longtime proud owner of a Basscat Pantera lll, I fished the owners invitational back in 2002 and cant say enough about Basscat and the Pierce family! Without a doubt the best around bar none! Well olbetsy is getting up there and Iam replacing things here and there but still in great shape and still gets lots of compliments when she is washed/waxed..recently I had my nav/anc lights stop working and want to know where to start,if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated as always! Best wishes and keep up the good work! Mike Richard Boston,Ma FYI – that Jag is incredible !! Here is a pic of olbetsy,she still is pretty! Last edited by Mike CFBC on August 25th, 2009, 12:36 am, edited 2 times in total.Mike Richard CFBC FOUNDER

August 25, 2009 at 4:03 am #413663

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The P3 looks clean there Mike! On those lights, lets trace the wiring in reverse from the lights with a jumper wire. That will tell us one lead at a time whether you have a ground or positive fault. Also the grounds in that range may be loose on the connections. From memory we assume you have either the A Ten dash or the BP-2000 unit. If you have the 2000 unit, then you could have a fault issue inside the unit. This may be diverted by rebooting it from the battery connection. If it is not evidenced easily, then you may have to dig on all the grounds. Hope this helps! OH! And you need to drag that rig out of that Snow Bank south again some day! BCB

August 25, 2009 at 11:06 am #413666

Mike CFBC
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Thanks Rick! Yes, I have the BP-2000(digital dash) or whatever was the pimped out P3 package back in 1999 and I definitely have a fault issue as that is what is blinking eachtime I try to use my lights whether its the anc or nav. As for rebooting from the battery ,should I have the dash unit on or off when rebooting? Thanks again for the quick reply and help!Mike Richard CFBC FOUNDER

August 25, 2009 at 7:37 pm #413669

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bump^Mike Richard CFBC FOUNDER

August 25, 2009 at 8:50 pm #413672

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The dash unit being on or off wont matter, as you are disconnecting the main power. Turn the power off though so it will master reset. Then turn on the master power and see what you have. The grounds are still in question and you will have to trace the wiring to the grounds. BCB Admin.

August 25, 2009 at 11:53 pm #413676

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Well First things first…Thank you! The dash is the Super Dash BP-101 !! Sorry! The hard reset did the trick….somewhat.. First the dash lights came back,I then checked bow light and it worked,checked the stern light and it was not working,so I figured I would take volt meter and check to make sure it was getting power,first checked light socket and yes it was getting 12.8 volts, inserted light pole,removed light bulb and checked connections at top and showed 12.8,so I take it the light bulb is bad…YET..when I went back to check the dash the dash board lights had gone out …again?? So tomorrow I will pickup a bulb and recheck,not sure what to do about “Super dash” lights?Mike Richard CFBC FOUNDER

August 26, 2009 at 12:43 am #413680

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Nope, you have a light switch staying on we think. They are timing off in 10 minutes or so. That would be our guess. BCB

August 27, 2009 at 11:23 am #413683

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Well I was correct that the stern bulb was burnt out ,replaced and now back light works,now have nav and anc lights working but dash lights are still out…any ideas? Still thinking ground could be questionable? Thanks in advance!Mike Richard CFBC FOUNDER

August 27, 2009 at 1:20 pm #413687

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Set your Security Alarm and see if the Alarm segment works.

August 28, 2009 at 11:09 pm #413690

Mike CFBC
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The alarm works fine?Mike Richard CFBC FOUNDER
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