wiring problem, need advice and help

bamabassman · 09-23-08, 09:59 PM

ok....the front light (green/red) was not working, so...after taking it out and looking at it i noticed that the wires were too short. so i got some more wire to make it longer so it wouldn't come unplugged. well i goofed up. i cut all the wires at the same time causing a spark. after putting the longer wires on and hooking it back up i remembered that the spark might have caused the fuse to blow. but none were blown. and it still don't work. what's the deal? none of the dash lights or rear light work now. and NO blown fuses. help me out gang. thank ya'll ahead of time.

Bob Smith · 09-24-08, 08:22 AM

may have shorted one of your light switches, John.

MississippiBoy · 09-24-08, 08:41 AM

Man, the thought of you doing electric work is just scary. Be sure to tell your wife to keep an eye out for smoke coming from the console while you're at work.

Stinkies Daddy · 09-24-08, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

may have shorted one of your light switches, John.

or popped a light in 1 of the gauges

bamabassman · 09-24-08, 10:07 PM

well......it looks like the switch is blown like bob said. gonna replace it tomorrow.

kingfish · 09-25-08, 11:03 PM

John sounds like you found your problem. i finally found the short in our trolling motor tonight. It was inside the shaft going to the motor. not fun to take apart without any diagrams to go by. I was almost ready to take it to BPS to have it fixed. BB,s been bugin me to get it fixed. The muskies should be starting to bite. Good luck kingfish

bamabassman · 09-26-08, 10:19 PM

glad to hear kingfish. yep, the switch was black as burned could be,hahaha. didn't cost much to fix. already fixed it and ready to go again..lol. now if i can only get someone to wash and wax and buff it while i got all the tackle out.............uuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhh zookie? care to "show" me how get it all shiny again? hahahaha, kidding pal.

zooker · 09-27-08, 07:37 AM

not a chance....

zooker

bamabassman · 09-27-08, 11:38 AM

hahaha, i got some "nanners" for you zooker if you don't,lmao. kidding pal. i HAVTA scrub it cause it hasn't had a bath in 2 months. been too busy, first the transplant and now lisa wants to fish each and every weekend with me. LOVE IT!!! but it is getting time to take it to the wash house. and i gotta do it today cause bama is playn tonight and she wants to go in da morning. maybe i can do that AND get all the firewood cut and split by then? hhhmmmmm doubt it, hahahahahaha.

1FASTLASER · 09-29-08, 07:40 AM

Tell ya what bama my friend. Hook up the rig.....drive over to Shreveport.......bring the wife as well...I wanna see her put a whooping on ya.LOL and I will take ya out fishing on the famed Red River. After we get a belly full of fishing.........if that would ever happen LOL I wil wash the rig fer ya. Man I wanna go fishing. Got home last night at 3 and have to go the doctor this morning and BACK to Shreveport I go. This is really getting on my nerves.

bamabassman · 09-29-08, 06:41 PM

laser my friend...you got a deal. but it'll have to wait till next spring ok? i have ALWAYS wanted to fish them areas over there. love to fish the cypress trees.

MississippiBoy · 09-30-08, 10:19 AM

You better pick me up on the way by, bama...you'll have to drive within 5 miles of my house.

bamabassman · 09-30-08, 05:01 PM

mississippiboy...you GOT a deal buddy!!!

Bob Smith · 09-30-08, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

mississippiboy...you GOT a deal buddy!!!

ya'll ain't going over there to fish that muddy mess are ya? Tell me it ain't so! We need to get Laser over this ways.

bamabassman · 09-30-08, 05:27 PM

bob i gonna drag his arse back with me buddy. and his wife too,lmao.

Mac2 · 10-01-08, 09:23 AM

bama... You may save some elbow grease waxing. Fellow at the bait shop told me this one.....if you wash the boat, rinse and dry....then give a couple coats of Lemon Pledge both to the boat and motor. He says the Pledge, after two or three coats, will not allow the scum to attach to your boat. It's easy to apply and after drying, easy to wipe off. This will also clean any spots missed in the washing.

bamabassman · 10-01-08, 07:54 PM

THANKS MAC2!! i'll try that whenever i get the chance to actually WASH it, lmao. yes zooker... i'm gonna wash it real good ok? hehehehehe. maybe then you'll come down here and fish with me too someday.

zooker · 10-01-08, 09:02 PM

it is a 14 hour drive bama trust me i'll show up when you least exspect me too unannounced as always..

zooker

bamabassman · 10-02-08, 06:55 PM

ok buddy....come on when you can. i am ALWAYS READY. unless it is like freezing out there, lmao. then i may be in da shooting house with tha heater watching fer dem 4 legged critters. da ones that have too much on top of thar heads. BAM! oh honeyyyyy....i got dinner!!!!

bcklash · 10-04-08, 11:17 AM

Hey Bama, coming your way on 10/19 to frog fish maybe we could meet somewhere and introduce ourselves. The Bassin Bandit will be with Me.

bamabassman · 10-05-08, 08:05 PM

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT BUDDY!!!! bob smith will be here on the 14th thru the 16th. i'll be putting in a bb comer that day. is that where ya'll are gonna be?

09-23-08, 09:59 PM	#1
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	wiring problem, need advice and help ok....the front light (green/red) was not working, so...after taking it out and looking at it i noticed that the wires were too short. so i got some more wire to make it longer so it wouldn't come unplugged. well i goofed up. i cut all the wires at the same time causing a spark. after putting the longer wires on and hooking it back up i remembered that the spark might have caused the fuse to blow. but none were blown. and it still don't work. what's the deal? none of the dash lights or rear light work now. and NO blown fuses. help me out gang. thank ya'll ahead of time.

09-24-08, 08:22 AM	#2
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	may have shorted one of your light switches, John. __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

09-27-08, 07:37 AM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	not a chance.... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-29-08, 07:40 AM	#10
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Tell ya what bama my friend. Hook up the rig.....drive over to Shreveport.......bring the wife as well...I wanna see her put a whooping on ya.LOL and I will take ya out fishing on the famed Red River. After we get a belly full of fishing.........if that would ever happen LOL I wil wash the rig fer ya. Man I wanna go fishing. Got home last night at 3 and have to go the doctor this morning and BACK to Shreveport I go. This is really getting on my nerves. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

10-01-08, 09:02 PM	#18
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	it is a 14 hour drive bama trust me i'll show up when you least exspect me too unannounced as always.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-24-08, 08:41 AM	#3
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Man, the thought of you doing electric work is just scary. Be sure to tell your wife to keep an eye out for smoke coming from the console while you're at work.

09-24-08, 10:07 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	well......it looks like the switch is blown like bob said. gonna replace it tomorrow.

09-25-08, 11:03 PM	#6
kingfish BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 66	John sounds like you found your problem. i finally found the short in our trolling motor tonight. It was inside the shaft going to the motor. not fun to take apart without any diagrams to go by. I was almost ready to take it to BPS to have it fixed. BB,s been bugin me to get it fixed. The muskies should be starting to bite. Good luck kingfish

09-26-08, 10:19 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	glad to hear kingfish. yep, the switch was black as burned could be,hahaha. didn't cost much to fix. already fixed it and ready to go again..lol. now if i can only get someone to wash and wax and buff it while i got all the tackle out.............uuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhh zookie? care to "show" me how get it all shiny again? hahahaha, kidding pal.

09-27-08, 11:38 AM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahaha, i got some "nanners" for you zooker if you don't,lmao. kidding pal. i HAVTA scrub it cause it hasn't had a bath in 2 months. been too busy, first the transplant and now lisa wants to fish each and every weekend with me. LOVE IT!!! but it is getting time to take it to the wash house. and i gotta do it today cause bama is playn tonight and she wants to go in da morning. maybe i can do that AND get all the firewood cut and split by then? hhhmmmmm doubt it, hahahahahaha.

09-29-08, 06:41 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	laser my friend...you got a deal. but it'll have to wait till next spring ok? i have ALWAYS wanted to fish them areas over there. love to fish the cypress trees.

09-30-08, 10:19 AM	#12
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	You better pick me up on the way by, bama...you'll have to drive within 5 miles of my house.

09-30-08, 05:01 PM	#13
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	mississippiboy...you GOT a deal buddy!!!

09-30-08, 05:27 PM	#15
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	bob i gonna drag his arse back with me buddy. and his wife too,lmao.

10-01-08, 09:23 AM	#16
Mac2 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 389	bama... You may save some elbow grease waxing. Fellow at the bait shop told me this one.....if you wash the boat, rinse and dry....then give a couple coats of Lemon Pledge both to the boat and motor. He says the Pledge, after two or three coats, will not allow the scum to attach to your boat. It's easy to apply and after drying, easy to wipe off. This will also clean any spots missed in the washing.

10-01-08, 07:54 PM	#17
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	THANKS MAC2!! i'll try that whenever i get the chance to actually WASH it, lmao. yes zooker... i'm gonna wash it real good ok? hehehehehe. maybe then you'll come down here and fish with me too someday.

10-02-08, 06:55 PM	#19
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ok buddy....come on when you can. i am ALWAYS READY. unless it is like freezing out there, lmao. then i may be in da shooting house with tha heater watching fer dem 4 legged critters. da ones that have too much on top of thar heads. BAM! oh honeyyyyy....i got dinner!!!!

10-04-08, 11:17 AM	#20
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Hey Bama, coming your way on 10/19 to frog fish maybe we could meet somewhere and introduce ourselves. The Bassin Bandit will be with Me. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

10-05-08, 08:05 PM	#21
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	LOOKING FORWARD TO IT BUDDY!!!! bob smith will be here on the 14th thru the 16th. i'll be putting in a bb comer that day. is that where ya'll are gonna be?

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