[Public-List] Ignition Switch Replacement

[Gordon Laco via Public-List]

I replaced the key ignition in Surprise with a heavy switch with the kicking
issue directly in mind.  It's perfect.  And when the boat is closed up with
the electrical system turned off, and fuel turned off, the security is just
as good.

Gord Surprise #426


On 17/08/15 4:50 PM, "Wes Gardner via Public-List"
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> 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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