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TYPHOON 04-23-2021 12:10 PM

Hour meter
 
Does the hour meter on the motor keep reading hours if the ignition is on but the motor is not running?

302 04-23-2021 12:14 PM

It shouldn't that would totally defeat the purpose of the "engine hour meter"


liberator221 04-23-2021 12:27 PM

I thought any time key was in run position hour meter ran whether engine was running or not.

Dave M 04-23-2021 12:28 PM

It depends, the old style 80's, 90's would run when you turned the key.

Sydwayz 04-23-2021 12:49 PM

It depends, but yes, that it typically the case.

liberator221 04-23-2021 01:28 PM

Why the question?

TYPHOON 04-23-2021 02:00 PM

I was hooking up a stereo on a single battery boat and thought it needed to be wired into ignition instead of direct to battery where I know someone will forget to turn it off.

SB 04-23-2021 02:10 PM


Originally Posted by TYPHOON (Post 4787196)
I was hooking up a stereo on a single battery boat and thought it needed to be wired into ignition instead of direct to battery where I know someone will forget to turn it off.

You would need a 4 way ignition switch for that. Accessory / Off / Run / Start

Psst: 99% of boaters would kill a battery that way too. Doh !

OldSchool 04-23-2021 02:25 PM

Yes...The hour meter will run, but the hours on the computer only go up if the engine is running. Don't ask me how I know... LOL

apex svt 04-23-2021 02:47 PM

Put the REM/ignition wire on a rocker switch.

Put a battery kill switch in the boat, shut it off when you call it a day.



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