[C320-list] Install 'cigarette lighter' charger at ignition switch housing

[warren updike]

Bill, if you do use the nav power source, you should fuse the connector with
a 2 or 5A fuse and never use the connector for anything with a high draw:
fan, air pump, etc.  Having a high draw on the nav circuit will cause the
auto pilot and or instruments to reset.  The best approach is to tap the hot
side of the key switch and install a breaker in the engine dash.  That, you
can use for nearly any application.


Warren & Pattie Updke
Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay




-----Original Message-----
Thanks for all the advice Paul and others. It sound better to connect to the
nav instruments power supply than the ignition switch. Where do I put the
in-line fuse? Inside the housing of my ignition switch?

Bill Sloane
C-320 No. 554 'Endless  Summer'
Olympia, Washington
On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 6:03 AM, <Vpweikel at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Bill,
>
> I did this several years ago for the same reason.  Not hard or  
> complicated.
> I used a small volt meter to find the battery side of the 12  volt 
> supply to the nav instruments.  I can check where I made the actual  
> connections next time I'm at the boat and let you know.  My GPS hooked 
> up  direct without having to use a "cigarette" style plug, but yours 
> would be  basically identical.
> Make sure you put an in-line fuse in the  wiring.
>
>
> Paul Weikel
> Second Chance
> #361
> Georgetown, MD