[Public-List] Ignition Switch Replacement

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

Hey All,

Mine's a panel mounted push-button...but since my engine is locked up,
doesn't really do much...:-(  Honestly, I'm not certain I want a
key-switch, yes I have been in a position where getting to the start switch
need to be done right away, having a key that could get lost or broken off
when kicked would have resulted in a dismasting.  My engine panel is down
in the cockpit foot well.

Wes

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Which ignition switch do you use ?
> If you had to replace it, what would you choose ?
> The story below revolves around what appears to be a Cole Hersee M-550 with
> screw terminals (www.*colehersee*
> .com/assets/files/.../1303151353-CLH046-Marine-A.pdf)
>
> Had a little "experience" last week.   During the evening of Monday August
> 10th, Mike Nikolich called to me to alert me that a buzzer/alarm was
> sounding on #262.   Mike spent the time to explain to me fully what was
> going on, what he was seeing, check the bilge and bilge pump, try a couple
> moves for me, stabilize the issue. As is written in
> _The_First_50_Years_An_Alberg_30_History_, its the people!  Thank you Mike!
>   Its good to be docked near other Albergers.
>
> The previous week, and that weekend were fairly wet.   Seems that on
> Monday, when I was at the boat, I left the main battery switch energized.
> The wet got into the ignition switch and shorted the "Off" position to the
> "IGN" position.   Thank God not the "IGN/START" position!
>
> After some troubleshooting, I was able to verify that the switch is/was
> shorting by disconnecting everything from the switch but the power input
> from the batteries, placing a VOM from the IGN terminal to GND, turning the
> key to IGN and to OFF, and seeing that the voltage in the OFF position did
> not fall to zero.  Rather in the OFF position, I was seeing a number of
> different voltages.  Sometimes 1+V, sometimes 4+V, as high as 10V, all over
> the map, different each time I cycled the switch from OFF to IGN to OFF.
>
> Further verification, consisted of reattaching the rest of the leads, and
> watching the voltage on the IGN terminals slowly rise to about 1.5V, at
> which point the alarm would begin sounding.  Cycling the switch to IGN and
> back to OFF would knock the voltage on the IGN terminal back down to zero.
> Over the next 30 to 75 seconds, the voltage would rise to 1.5V and the
> alarm would start sounding again.
>
> The above is the short version.  Took notes while trying to figure out what
> was going on.  Would be happy to share should any want to read the full
> version with various errors, detours and distractions.
>
> Thank you,
> Jonathan
>
> --
> Jonathan M Bresler
> Alberg 30 #262
> Annapolis/Eastport MD
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