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

[crashley at gte.net]

That's what circuit breakers are for....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "warren updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com>
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Install 'cigarette lighter' charger at ignition 
switch housing


> 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
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>