Bullet question...dead batteries
10-13-2008, 11:02 AM
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Bullet question...dead batteries
Hi all, My batteries are dead in my Bullet and of course the hatch won't go up to charge them. I've had the shore power hooked up for quite awhile but guess it's just made to maintain, rather than recharge. Anyway, I've heard that you can hook up 12 power to a couple of connections on the hydraulic pump under the rear seat and the hatch will go up. Does anybody have any idea exactly what connections to use, before I just start trying them all. Thanks.
10-13-2008, 11:11 AM
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You could also try one of those charges that plug into a cigarette lighter and charge the batteries that way. Or at least get enough juice to them to open the hatch.
10-13-2008, 01:45 PM
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If you put the power on the wrong one you will hear the tabs or drives move. When you find the hatch I think is on the port side under the seat. if it does not go in the right direction reveres the connection.
10-13-2008, 01:51 PM
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Mine is port side and I just used a power pack on mine to do it on saturday morning. I believe i followed the single red wire and put the positve there and connected the negative to the connection right below it.
10-13-2008, 04:46 PM
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The unit is under the seat on the port side. It appears to have two sets of solenoids. The red wire is on the right side, there is a blue wire on one and a green wire on the other. So are you saying that this unit controls the drives and tabs as well?? Thanks for you input.
10-13-2008, 04:48 PM
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A friend told me that by plugging in the shore power and turning the charger on that it should have enough juice to power the hatch at that point, but mine doesn't and it has been plugged in for quite some time now as I mentioned. Thanks.
10-14-2008, 05:33 AM
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Hi John
I would try going to one of the battery switches with either another battery and jumper cables or a portable jumper box. The former owner of my Bullet wired in jumper posts to the + and - lead mounted on the fiberglass tunnel between the bulkhead and switches.
I would try going to one of the battery switches with either another battery and jumper cables or a portable jumper box. The former owner of my Bullet wired in jumper posts to the + and - lead mounted on the fiberglass tunnel between the bulkhead and switches.
10-14-2008, 08:39 AM
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Good luck!
10-14-2008, 08:43 AM
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Is the breaker for the charger on? I know, stupid question but I spent 45 minutes once trying to figure out why one engine wouldn't start because someone bumped the breaker for the ignition. 
10-14-2008, 08:48 AM
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Hi John,
Do you hear the pump under the seat clicking or trying to open the hatch or is it completely dead silent? If it is clicking it is trying to open and you can manually assist the pump by lifting the hatch by hand. This worked for me in the past.
Evan
Do you hear the pump under the seat clicking or trying to open the hatch or is it completely dead silent? If it is clicking it is trying to open and you can manually assist the pump by lifting the hatch by hand. This worked for me in the past.
Evan
