09 250 Pro XS Now not charging

[MUDSHARK]

1st was a bad coil. then this beep after start up, then not hitting anything blown up lower unit now I go to pick it up and the battery is dead brand new optima blue top and they tell me it is not charging they say could be alternator, fusable link or something are these motors junk. My 04 225 optimax never had these problems Do I need to buy a yamaha. Picked up boat 1/15/10 cant even keep it out of the shop for a week Serial #1B719766 This down time is killing my fishing

[MUDSHARK]

Sorry about the rant but I feel better now

[EuropeanAM]

Jeremy:

How many hours do you have on your engine? Over 100?

There are several things that can cause a no-charge condition. Some of them could be "defective components".... others (and more commonly) are Operator or Technician ERRORS. Among these would be:

-Poor or improper connections at the battery, or any battery switch

-REVERSE POLARITY CONNECTIONS (even for a split second), which blows the fusable link (it was installed to protect the very expensive electrical components on your engine)

-A red bullet connector jumper link (located below the starter itself, and near the oil pump) can be inadvertantly disconnected while servicing something inside the right lower cowling (such as a trim sender or a "power trim motor"). Of course I'm not there to diagnose your engine "hands-on".... but I strongly suspect one of these is your problem (it's probably something outside of Mercury's immediate control).

[MUDSHARK]

They said it was a alternator is this common

[EuropeanAM]

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No... it's not. Much more common is the fuse link, or the "inadvertantly disconnected" red power link.

[MUDSHARK]

Thanks don for the info. Do you have any other info on my engine serial #

[EuropeanAM]

IM Sent.