I have a 2005 E-tec 250 hp. What would cause an outboard to draw a charge when it is turned off and at rest? I believe mine is drawing a charge when it is shut off and just sitting in the garage. The key is in the off position.
I have a 2005 E-tec 250 hp. What would cause an outboard to draw a charge when it is turned off and at rest? I believe mine is drawing a charge when it is shut off and just sitting in the garage. The key is in the off position.
Not only is the emm drawing juice, any depth finders with gps are drawing also.....I installed a battery cut off switch to avoid this..... the gps on my ulterra also draws juice so I unplug it when it's sitting in the barn....
I'm isolating wires as we speak and the outboard is showing itself to decrease the volts of the battery....
The draw is definitely coming from the outboard. How is this possible?
Which wire showed up from the outboard....
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As long as the main battery wires from the engine harness is hooked to the battery it's drawing juice from the battery....then you add the gps units whose antennas are always searching you will have battery draw.....modern technology demands a battery cutoff switch if it's going to sit a while....
The motor is properly connected. I was told that when the motor is not in use there is no draw. Is there a way to test the ignition switch at the console or just at the motor?
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But the battery gets drawn down so that my MK460PC pops the trolling motor bats green in minutes after a full charge the night before. With just the outboard hooked up, over night, it starts off at 50%. The battery passed a load test with flying colors also.
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The amp measurement on my multimeter shows nothing. But, when I hooked up the outboard, turned off, to a perfect battery I use for my trolling motor, the volts dropped from 13.19 to 12.76 in 4 hours. Is this normal?
If it was an EMM issue, wouldn't one of the 4 lights stay on at ignition?
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So why do my trolling motor batteries stay at 12.9? What is a typical draw for an E-tec at rest?
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Yes, they are all Group 31 AGM's, Odyssey PC 2100.
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I did that last night. It stopped drawing at 12.75 just like on the original cranking battery. I’m wondering if this is a normal draw for that motor in the off position but still connected to the battery.
If my 03 250 DI didn't get used for a few weeks the battery would be drawn down enough it wouldn't crank. I'm running 31 series batterys and two helix graphs with gps.....it adds up. That's why I put in a battery cut off switch. Now when I get home from fishing I charge the batterys and then unplug charger, plug back in the night before a trip and no problems.....With the ulterra troller i unplug it also to keep the gps from drawing on the batteries....