Electrical issue

[prowlersfish]

Perhaps the breaker is weak or the wrong size , I say wrong size because mine was not the resettable type it was a auto reset and yours may have been changed . or just getting weak or the years . can you put a amp meter in the pump and check the draw ?


They show a 20 amp fuse for the trim pumps on the boat leveler site so amp draw souls be less then that . Check the voltage also low voltage can cause high amp draw .

[Hart]

I seem to recall the red reset button having "15" on it, for what that's worth.

[prowlersfish]

Well if its suposed to have a 20 amp and its a 15 that could be the issue . and rember you also have more then the tabs on it . I am trying to find out what trojan called for in my diagrams .

[larryeddington]

Boat Levelers has had standing a reduced price recall on their trim switches. They are exchanging the old rocker style for sealed units, "for a reduced price". According to what they talked to me about when a switch would hang the tab would cycle all one way or other and could burn out the actuator solenoid in the pump housing. My boat had a bad solenoid and interesting enough PO or someone had removed the upper set of rocker switches.

Your issue may be the onset of such a problem which is intermittent now but might get worse.

[Hart]

Thanks for that, Larry. I'll pass that on to my mechanic. I DO have rockers switches at both helms; I'm assuming they are original. And it does sound while the tabs are actuating that they are struggling with power. It's not a smooth-sounding process.