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Location: NW WI | ESOX Maniac - 9/21/2007 6:39 PM
No! Hook it direct as long as it has an inline fuse to protect the wires.... Usually the fuse is in the positive lead (+) . LOL- when folks talk about ground in boats.... It's like ground in a automobile- not really there-just an old urban legend term. Many old cars had a positive ground!
It's not really good to connect it to just any old place, i.e., at other devices other than the battery itself.
Just don't forget to turn it off or disconnect it when you're done fishing. If not you'll find out why, i.e., you will have A VERY dead battery!
Have fun!
Al
I said that he should have an inline fuse to protect the positive (+) wire. Are you saying you should run wires all the way from the GPS unit to the battery? If so, that's ludicrous.
Under dash there should be a terminal block(s) that have always on and switched power. Hooking there is more than enough...again...use an inline fuse. Find any negative and you'll be fine.
If you're having trouble finding a block...a GPS pulls so little power that tapping into an existing hot wire will be OK....use an inline fuse.
But what do I know...I used to do this stuff for a living....... |
