bradcraig78
03-01-2010, 05:12 PM
My boat was broken into and my stereo system was stolen. When taking the amps they disconnected the two batteries and Perko switch. Now I'm trying to hook the batteries back up and am a little confused. It appears I have 4 wires that come up by the battery. One is a very large red cable and a large black cable. Then I have a thinner red cable which i assume is all of my lights, blower, etc. and a thinner black cable which I assume is the ground wire for lights, blower, etc. I have been told to hook the starter cable to the common terminal on the perko switch but don't know which cable they are referring to. Is it the larger red cable, small red cable or thinner black cable?
I am thinking that the large red cable should hook to the common terminal on Perko switch, the large black cable should hook to the - terminal on battery #1, the small red cable should hook to + terminal on battery #2 and small black cable to - terminal on battery #2. And then hook a wire from + terminal Batt #1 to terminal 1 on Perko and hook a wire from + terminal Batt 2 to terminal 2 on Perko. Then my amps should be wired from Batt 2 directly to amps. Is this right?
I am thinking that the large red cable should hook to the common terminal on Perko switch, the large black cable should hook to the - terminal on battery #1, the small red cable should hook to + terminal on battery #2 and small black cable to - terminal on battery #2. And then hook a wire from + terminal Batt #1 to terminal 1 on Perko and hook a wire from + terminal Batt 2 to terminal 2 on Perko. Then my amps should be wired from Batt 2 directly to amps. Is this right?