No Power to Nav/Anc Rocker Switch

[Akchung]

I recently installed led lights on my 2008 xpress H18. The interior led lights were wired into the anc pole light in the back of the boat and led nav light wired into front pole light. Both nav/anc lights were on a rocker switch. Everything was working fine for a few days until half of my interior led lights went out while I was fishing. I then turned on the nav lights and it worked for a few minutes then everything turned off. No power to the rocker switch now but all other rocker switches have power.

​I have tried unwiring the led lights, replacing the fuse for that switch, put the nav/anc switch onto the livewell switch and it's still good, also checked the wiring to the battery and everything seems to be fine. Not really sure what else to do or where to look.

 

[alldodge]

The interior led lights were wired into the anc pole light in the back of the boat and led nav light wired into front pole light. Both nav/anc lights were on a rocker switch

Howdy

Not 100% sure of what you have done, but sounds like you had to much on the one circuit. Replacing the fuse tells me there was to much of a draw on the circuit. The Nav and Anchor should be on a circuit by them selves. Put interior lights and other things on there own circuit.

Power should come direct from the battery with a ground and hot lead at least 10 AWG to buss bars. Then from the buss bars run your other sircuits theu fuses to match the need. Pic as an example

 

[Akchung]

Thanks! I'll definitely try putting it on its own circuit!