Wiring boat need a little help

[Camlee98]

I purchased a panel with switches and a fuse block. It's a little different from the guides I'm seeing on here so I'd like you guys to see if I'm on the right track as far as setting this up.
All the switches are illuminated except the horn.
I will only be using the bilge, nav/anc, horn, switches and a 12v acc. plug.
The panel was missing the nav/anc switch so I purchase a new one and installed it.
1. Are the switches all grounded because they are illuminated?
2. I'm a little confused about the horn. Do I run only one wire from the horn to one side of the switch then a wire from the other side of the switch to the fuse block?(and of course the ground to the ground block)
3. My nav/anc switch has 8 plugs and I can't find a diagram for that one. Any idea on the wiring for that one?
4. Do I need a circuit breaker between my battery and the fuse block?

Here's my diagram I drew up.

And here's that nav/anc switch.

Thank you for your help!

 

[NYBo]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Check the stickies for a diagram that uses a DPDT switch with 6 terminals; one of the additional terminals is for the ground, not sure about the 8th terminal.
4. Yes (or a fuse), within a foot of the battery.

 

[Camlee98]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

Great! I'll update the horn and wait and see if anyone knows the wiring for that 8 prong switch.
If I had to guess I would say it's the same as the 6 and I have to ground both the top and bottom middle prongs?

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

the 8 pin should be a 6 pin standard with the 2 extra pins in the middle being the light. you choose what condition sets the light to turn on.

not sure which way you will want it to light im guessing with the anchor so it will come on when any lights are turned on so just link the anchor terminal back into one of the middle posts and ground the other

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

no wiring diagram on the net for the switch so i surgest testing the switch with a ohm meter to work out which 2 are the connectors for the light unless theres a wiring diagram on the side we can not see

 

[Camlee98]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

Only thing on the switch is what you can see in the second pic....It's red clear red? and nothing on the other side.

 

[Camlee98]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

Ok I got a response back from Carling. They sent me this diagram which will be pretty helpful. Now I just have to figure it out LOL

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

silvertips diagram is alot more user friendly post#3
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=225399

just add the negative for the light and jump a positve for what ever condition you want the light to turn on from. (posts #4 and #6)

 

[Camlee98]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

Ok so this is my final draft. The only thing I'm not 100% sure about is the switch light ground. Should I jump it from the middle top to the middle bottom is I want the switch light to be on in either position?

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

jump from the anchor light positive to the top or bottom pin then ground the other side so anchor positive to pin #6 then battery neg to pin #4

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

on your other switchs the light in internally conected to the load side of the switch so when you turn the switch on the light comes on. the 8 pin is not internally connected so just think of pins #4 and #6 as a light the same as the bow or anchor light.

 

[Camlee98]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

How's this?

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Wiring boat need a little help

yep that will work