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73 Merc 20 HP Remote Problems
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<blockquote data-quote="JMichael" data-source="post: 392236" data-attributes="member: 7544"><p>I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be any voltage on that orange wire unless the motor is running. The switch should ground that wire when the switch is in the off position and there's no reason to apply voltage to the orange wire since it's used to ground the ignition voltage and kill the engine. So feeding 12v in to the orange wire makes no sense. It sounds like you have the switch wired wrong or it's got a short in the switch. Wired wrong being the more likely problem in my mind. + I don't believe the orange wire has anything to do with the charging circuit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMichael, post: 392236, member: 7544"] I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be any voltage on that orange wire unless the motor is running. The switch should ground that wire when the switch is in the off position and there's no reason to apply voltage to the orange wire since it's used to ground the ignition voltage and kill the engine. So feeding 12v in to the orange wire makes no sense. It sounds like you have the switch wired wrong or it's got a short in the switch. Wired wrong being the more likely problem in my mind. + I don't believe the orange wire has anything to do with the charging circuit. [/QUOTE]
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