Bravo trim switch: shouldn't it be reversed?
03-26-2010, 08:38 AM
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Bravo trim switch: shouldn't it be reversed?
In ALL the outdrive boats (mostly European) I've had or helmed in the past, the trim switch was always installed in such way that pushing it down tucked the drive in.
Now, even if it didn't take me a lot to get used to the other way round in my Fountain, I still find it counterintuitive, both in terms of effect on the boat behaviour and in terms of consistency with the flaps.
Am I alone in this, I wonder? Because since I'm thinking to repaint or anodize my dash panel, I could as well switch the IN/OUT labels and connect the switch the other way round.
But I don't want to do that if there's any sensible reason (that I am now missing) to leave it the way it is...!?
Now, even if it didn't take me a lot to get used to the other way round in my Fountain, I still find it counterintuitive, both in terms of effect on the boat behaviour and in terms of consistency with the flaps.
Am I alone in this, I wonder? Because since I'm thinking to repaint or anodize my dash panel, I could as well switch the IN/OUT labels and connect the switch the other way round.
But I don't want to do that if there's any sensible reason (that I am now missing) to leave it the way it is...!?
03-26-2010, 01:03 PM
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Yeah, the dash In/Out vs up/down confuse me too at times as I'm more of the up/down person.
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everything else is right though. Also I trhink If you "drive" somebody else's boat and are used to pushing up for down you might have problems..
03-27-2010, 05:42 AM
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Nice to see I'm not alone!
Just out of curiosity: regardless of whether one prefers to label the drive switch as IN/OUT or UP/DOWN, couldn't it be wired with IN=UP and OUT=DOWN, rather than the other way round?
There must be a reason, or is that just because Reggie connected the switch reversed in the first boat he built, and neither wanted to waste time changing it nor admit the mistake afterwards...?
Just out of curiosity: regardless of whether one prefers to label the drive switch as IN/OUT or UP/DOWN, couldn't it be wired with IN=UP and OUT=DOWN, rather than the other way round?
There must be a reason, or is that just because Reggie connected the switch reversed in the first boat he built, and neither wanted to waste time changing it nor admit the mistake afterwards...?
03-27-2010, 06:45 AM
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Oh, I forgot to mention: is there a way to reverse also the trim indicator?
I'd love to have both the switch and the indicator working as God intended, but I can't see an easy way to reverse the indicator.
...Actually, I'm even suspecting that the switch works in the wrong way because it would have been difficult to reverse the trim indicator, and they decided to follow the same logic also with the switch!
I'd love to have both the switch and the indicator working as God intended, but I can't see an easy way to reverse the indicator.
...Actually, I'm even suspecting that the switch works in the wrong way because it would have been difficult to reverse the trim indicator, and they decided to follow the same logic also with the switch!
03-27-2010, 09:49 AM
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Switches are easy to reverse, just switch the wires.
Indicator would require alot of work, such as adding another intermediate cable and a mechanical means of changing the direction of the cable throw, kinda like how the shifter throw is changed.
Indicator would require alot of work, such as adding another intermediate cable and a mechanical means of changing the direction of the cable throw, kinda like how the shifter throw is changed.
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Some people are like Slinkies - Not really good for anything, but they
bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.
Some people are like Slinkies - Not really good for anything, but they
bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.
