[Public-List] Bizzare electrical problem

[Dennis K. Biby]

Ahoy Glenn,

In my previous post I omitted the possibility that your battery charger was
ON.  After winter storage, it isn't unusual for folks to crank the engine
while the charger is charging.

If so, then I suggest looking at the AC charging circuit as well.

Dennis


On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Glennb <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Thanks, Its actually a 25 hp Universal marine diesel. So the wiring
> harness will be some what different, but the components basically the same.
>  I am planning to check all the circuitry with a multi meter tomorrow to
> try to find an unexpected short or ground somewhere that would cause the
> coax to somehow become electrically connected to the starting system, or
> maybe the bilge pump.   i am suspecting a short occurred  somewhere that
> somehow energized the antenna wire when i started the engine, or earlier
> pumped the bilge.
>
> Glenn
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 11, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Mike Lehman <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If it is an Atomic 4 and has the multi-connector plug between the
> instrument panel and the engine, it is well worth checking. That plug
> carries a lot of current and I have seen cases where the plug has deformed
> from the heat and melted causing shorts. It's an easy fix...cut the wires
> on both sides, install a terminal strip, and match wire-for-wire on the
> terminal strip using good quality ring terminals.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Kris Coward
> > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:53 AM
> > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] Bizzare electrical problem
> >
> >
> > I missed that too (though I haven't offered up any suggestions yet). Did
> > the engine manage to start? Either way, it sounds like your
> > ignition/starter wiring could use a go-over, since the timing of the
> > melt suggests that that's where the stray current is coming from.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Kris
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 07:43:59AM -0400, Mike Lehman wrote:
> >> Sorry, I misread the original post, I was not aware that the melting
> >> occurred while then engine was being started, which is why I
> >> suggested lightning.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message----- From: Dennis K. Biby
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