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When looking at where to wire it to for electrical connection I was told NOT to wire it to the 1 Starting Battery because of high starting voltage pulse would damage the Fish Finder electronics or 2 Trolling Motor Battery because it would interfere with the Fish Finder screen. 12 gauge wire is recommended with an inline 3 amp fuse on the positive wire within a foot from the batterywire should run all the way back to the starting battery.
Radio shack has the smaller ones to.
Wiring fish finder to battery. Wiring a fishfinder to a battery is not as hard as most anglers see it to be with the right knowledge and tools the process will turn out to be a walk in the park. Being that there isnt a perfect box that accompany the battery and your newly acquired fishfinder device youll have to. Wiring your Fish Finder When you have put your battery successfully in the waterproof box.
You can start the process of connecting your device to it keep in mind that the battery must be at the least point of your boat. Youll need very long power cables to link the fish finder to a battery. Connecting the Fishfinder Device.
Once youve placed your battery safely in a waterproof box you can start connecting your device to it. Being that the battery should be positioned at the lowest point of your boat youll need pretty long power cables to connect the fishfinder to a battery. How Do You Hook Up a Fish Finder Battery Wire.
As we said there are two ways you can hook up a fish finder battery wire. You can connect it either to the fuse box or directly to the battery. Most manufacturers actually recommend hooking up your device directly to the battery.
Run the wire directly to the battery. Put the correct size fuse holder on the hot wire at the battery. Help with wiring fish finder to my battery.
Yes you need a female spade connector as Mark1905 stated but probably not the yellow ones. Your wires are probably 18 maybe 16 ga. And the yellow ones are for 12 to 10 ga.
Radio shack has the smaller ones to. Discussion Starter 6 Oct 22 2014. The battery in picture looks like it takes female spade connectors.
Far as wire size depends on how long your making them. Do not go smaller then wire already coming from fishfinder or go one size bigger if only going a few feet. When looking at where to wire it to for electrical connection I was told NOT to wire it to the 1 Starting Battery because of high starting voltage pulse would damage the Fish Finder electronics or 2 Trolling Motor Battery because it would interfere with the Fish Finder screen.
A friend and I recently added an extra finder to his boat and wired it to the TM battery. There is heavy clutter in the top 10 15 feet but every finder that Ive ever had has had surface clutter no matter where it was wired to for power. We tend to fish for fish that are below the clutter line so I dont see it being a huge problem.
You should use 6 gauge wire with proper connectors from your cranking battery to a stainless steel buse as close to finders as possible and avoiding as much other wiring as possible. That means dont take electrical tape and ball all wires together with finder wire dont run to your fuse box to small gauge wire and things like pumps lights stereo make ghost. Fish finder direct wiring to deep cell battery.
Having a problem with bow mounted fish finder shutting off periodically. Currently finder is grounded directly to starting battery - power line goes thru dash switch. Thinking of wiring directly to group 27 deep cycle I use for down riggers.
This distance from finder to battery will be close to. Hey guys Im by no way a electrician but I know what the red black and white line is for and how to crimp lines. What I want to do though is have the ability to use quick connection for the red and black wires going from my 12v battery to the fishfinder and that is waterproof.
This video shows how to hook up and put together our wiring set that comes with our powered fish finder mounts. Not everyone is comfortable with electrical. Just keep in mind that most fish finders will draw 15 amps but the fancier fish finder GPS combos will take more like 3-4 amps.
Youll connect the fuse block to the cranking battery with a marine-grade fuse holder and in-line fuse going from the battery to the block. What gauge of wire for fish finder. What you NEED and what you can use are two different things.
What you need is probably only about 22gauge because these units draw only about 1Amp or so. Check the manual for that unit. Its probably only fused at 2A.
14ga is huge for this application but its better to be too big than too small. Make sure your battery is off first. Most anglers have a fish finder specific battery.
If youre using your regular boat battery make sure youre using the best boat battery you can find. Plug in the power leads and transducer wires. Turn the battery back on and make sure the fish finder has power.
12 gauge wire is recommended with an inline 3 amp fuse on the positive wire within a foot from the batterywire should run all the way back to the starting battery. If Im remembering correctly from when I did mine last year. Homepage wiring diagram To Hook Up the Battery to A Garmin Striker 4.
To Hook Up the Battery to A Garmin Striker 4 By Rendra Posted on September 10. Sounds like you removed the wire from the hot red terminal before removing the black terminal. It would also help to make sure the cable is disconnected from your fish finder before removing the individual wires from the terminals.
There wont be any connection to cause a spark if the fish finder is disconnected. Wire the fish finder direct to the battery either the cranking battery or an auxiliary battery. Dont take shortcuts and run the fish finder power wire into a block or switch panel.
Wire your fish finder the right way and extend the Humminbird power wire directly to the battery using the correct type and gauge wire This will help with. 5 A Blue Sea Systems CableClam this will be for the fish finder cord to pass through the box and connect to the battery. 6 A Electop Dual USB Socket Charger 21A 21A with LED 12V Power Outlet Cigarette Lighter Socket Triple Function Panel for Car Marine Vehicle Motorcycle ATV.
The unit fuse sizes are 3A each. Some of the larger newer units take a 4A or 5A fuse. Humminbird SOLIX 12 SI SOLIX 12 SI G3 SOLIX 10 SI G3 Helix 15 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G4N Helix 12 CHIRP SI GPS G3N Helix 12 CHIRP SI GPS G4N Helix 10 CHIRP DI GPS G3N Helix 8 CHIRP SI GPS G4N Helix 7 CHIRP SI GPS G3 MEGA 360.