Accessory switch wires

[Ramdave]

Hello All, I have a 2006 crestliner fish hawk 1750. There is an accessory switch on the switch panel and wanted to connect my radio to it because of parasitic draw issues, that way I can just turn off the switch and cut power to the radio. For the life of me I cant find the feed wires for the switch, found 2 connectors not used under the dash and neither one of them will power up with the switch turned on. Does anybody know where the accessory feed wires are and color. I pulled the switch panel and every switch is wired with orange wires.
Thanks in advance for any possible help

 

[mr 88]

A test light or a multimeter is your friend when owning a boat that has a battery . Trace and check for power at your connections.

 

[Bondo]

Hello All, I have a 2006 crestliner fish hawk 1750. There is an accessory switch on the switch panel and wanted to connect my radio to it because of parasitic draw issues, that way I can just turn off the switch and cut power to the radio. For the life of me I cant find the feed wires for the switch, found 2 connectors not used under the dash and neither one of them will power up with the switch turned on. Does anybody know where the accessory feed wires are and color. I pulled the switch panel and every switch is wired with orange wires.
Thanks in advance for any possible help

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,...... Daisy chain it from a switch that works now,.....

 

[Scott Danforth]

orange is the color for items getting power directly from the alternator or the accessory feed.

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[Ramdave]

So there should be a single orange wire under the dash not connected to anything.....yet?

 

[Scott Danforth]

So there should be a single orange wire under the dash not connected to anything.....yet?

No, you will have to add it

 

[Ramdave]

Now that makes sense, you just run the new wire from the switch to your accessory.