Compartment Lights

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June 21, 2017 at 11:48 pm #270229

scubaman154
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Ive been tightening and retitening those for the past 9 years . Sick of it!hardwire to the black block in the back it is!

June 22, 2017 at 10:52 am #270230

Dwayne
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Soldering the connections ensures a secure connectionPractice Angling CPRCatchPictureRelease2010 PIV 200SHO

June 22, 2017 at 1:01 pm #270231

scubaman154
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Thats what I plan on doing

August 18, 2017 at 10:05 pm #259540

bdmonist
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BCB, I have a 2007 Puma with mercury switches for the compartment lights. It is a constant battle to keep these operational. My father has a 2008 Puma with the button type of switches for his compartments that really seem to work a lot better. My question is, can I order those switches, and if so how difficult would the install be? Thanks.

August 18, 2017 at 10:54 pm #259541

Redngoo
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If you have no 12 volts coming to any of lights my first check would be at the terminal block on the back of the boat2013 PANTERA 2MERCURY 200 PRO XSMINNKOTA 80LB FORTREX25 fury

August 18, 2017 at 11:12 pm #259542

bdmonist
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Thanks I will check there assuming I can figure out which one goes to lights.Whats confusing me is the voltage on both terminal sides at the light. One should be 0. 2006 Bass Cat Puma250 Mercury

August 18, 2017 at 11:58 pm #259543

Redngoo
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With a volt meter. Red to red black to black. Should be 12 volts. Assuming wat ever style switch you have (pressure or mercury) is open. Open all your start genenlty fooling with the terminal block. Alot of times it will make contact and lights will “flicker”. At best first thing to determine is if you have 12 volts at the switch. Then determine if the voltage is going through the switch (this csn be done with a continuity check as well.2013 PANTERA 2MERCURY 200 PRO XSMINNKOTA 80LB FORTREX25 fury

August 19, 2017 at 12:51 am #259544

JEH in La
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bdmonist wrote:Can someone provide a wiring diagram for the compartment lights?None of mine work. All the bulbs look good. The grounds on the lids are good. I get 5.85 volts on each terminal on the light receptalce. Im not Elecrtician, but I think I need a ~12v drop across the light for it to work, I have a 0 volt drop. Am i missing something? Any assistance? Thank You.2006 Puma bdmonist do you also have an “alarm system” on your boat and is the light circuit a part of that system? If so then I might not be much help with it. If your lights are not a part of the alarm system I might be able to help you. Basically you need to have 12 vdc on one leg of your light strip. Then the ground is switched to each lid through your mercury switch. It gets a bit complicated if you have an alarm system that also times out the power to your lids in the case that you leave one or all of them open. In 2006 Im not sure if BCB offered lighted compartments without the alarm system too?Do you know what you have?Everyone should believe in something. I believe Ill just go fishing!

August 19, 2017 at 12:57 am #259545

bdmonist
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Not sure if I have an alarm on the lights or not. But I dont have 12v on one side of the light. I have 6 on each side.. So a 0 drop across the light. Which doesnt seem right. I need to find the switch their going through and check the voltage there too. 2006 Bass Cat Puma250 Mercury

August 19, 2017 at 1:10 am #259546

JEH in La
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Here is a diagram of my old 2006 model. The 12 volts came from underneath the dash and was switched on by the main power switch. This might help you.Everyone should believe in something. I believe Ill just go fishing!

August 20, 2017 at 6:23 pm #259547

bdmonist
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Still have some trouble here guys if anyone can help.I have a 0 Volt GroundI have 6 volts on both sides of the light (NO VOLTAGE DROP = NO bright light)I have 6 volts on connector to lid hingeLooking at JEH image below – The hinge leg grounds it out. When i bypass the hinge leg and grounded it straight to the ground – the lights work.I have 12.67 volts at block and the lights are not on a switch. I get the same voltage readings whether the key and acc switches are on or off.Is it possible that every single compartment is wired incorrectly or that every hinge block is bad? Last edited by bdmonist on August 20th, 2017, 6:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.2006 Bass Cat Puma250 Mercury

August 20, 2017 at 6:54 pm #259548

Redngoo
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So wat im seeing the supply voltage is connected straight to the light itself. If so they are breaking the ground through wat im guessing is a mercury switch. If you have 12 volts using the red and black ( before it goes in the switch. And the light works bypassing the switch. The switch appears bad.2013 PANTERA 2MERCURY 200 PRO XSMINNKOTA 80LB FORTREX25 fury

August 20, 2017 at 7:05 pm #259549

bdmonist
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Thats what it looks like but I was having a hard time believing every switch was bad. Any other way to test the switch?2006 Bass Cat Puma250 Mercury

December 31, 2017 at 4:25 am #451348

Bass Cat Boats
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Being a 2012 are your lights not led? Next thought would be why are the lights not working? Have they been working. If they have i would check for voltage at the light location. I would imagine these lights turn on at one of the accesssory switches. Either the a10 panel or the round security panel. You can call parts and get these.

December 31, 2017 at 12:11 pm #451349

Bass Cat Boats
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First, be sure your getting power to the lights. Next figure out your preferred lighting since you apparently want to change them out. Those are most likely a trailer marker light from Wesbar, which is submersible. If you want to change them out there are dozens of options without paying Bluewater prices.
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