Emergency battery Switch

[Pedro dejesus]

Hello A Team.... I have a 242 with the typical two battery set up. I have encountered a problem where all of a sudden the boat will only turn on(crank) when the parallel switch is on. Both batteries are fully charged and have been load tested. When both engines are on and I disengage the parallel switch(off) the boat goes into protect mode. I am thinking that the switch has gone bad. Any suggestions?

 

[zipper]

Are all the battery cables attached? Maybe one was left off. Other than that do a continuity test on the switches.

 

[LeeMan]

Hello A Team.... I have a 242 with the typical two battery set up. I have encountered a problem where all of a sudden the boat will only turn on(crank) when the parallel switch is on. Both batteries are fully charged and have been load tested. When both engines are on and I disengage the parallel switch(off) the boat goes into protect mode. I am thinking that the switch has gone bad. Any suggestions?

I am having the exact same problem. Both batteries are fairly new and have 13.14 volts and i can only start the boat using the start battery on emergency switched on. I think the house battery switch is bad. The entire unit is $231 which is rediculous. I need to just replace 1 of the switches. Anyone else run into this problem?

 

[Bogus]

Hello, I have the same issue with batteries. Batteries are fully charge. But engines start only in parallel Mode. Any one found out how to resolve this issue?

 

[Bogus]

I am having the exact same problem. Both batteries are fairly new and have 13.14 volts and i can only start the boat using the start battery on emergency switched on. I think the house battery switch is bad. The entire unit is $231 which is rediculous. I need to just replace 1 of the switches. Anyone else run into this problem?

Why Do you think House switch but not Start is bad?

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Here is the test procedure out of a 2020 shop manual for a 210 FSH.

This procedure should help you identify the problem. Beyond checking the battery terminals for proper connectivity, a multimeter will be handy so you can check continuity through the various switch terminals.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Hello A Team.... I have a 242 with the typical two battery set up. I have encountered a problem where all of a sudden the boat will only turn on(crank) when the parallel switch is on. Both batteries are fully charged and have been load tested. When both engines are on and I disengage the parallel switch(off) the boat goes into protect mode. I am thinking that the switch has gone bad. Any suggestions?

What did you find was the problem?

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I am having the exact same problem. Both batteries are fairly new and have 13.14 volts and i can only start the boat using the start battery on emergency switched on. I think the house battery switch is bad. The entire unit is $231 which is rediculous. I need to just replace 1 of the switches. Anyone else run into this problem?

Did you find out what the problem was?

 

[marcham]

A Charged battery does not equal to capacity. Just measuring voltage indicates a surface charge but is not a load test. Get the start battery tested.

 

[Bogus]

Here is the test procedure out of a 2020 shop manual for a 210 FSH.

This procedure should help you identify the problem. Beyond checking the battery terminals for proper connectivity, a multimeter will be handy so you can check continuity through the various switch terminals.

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Thank you for the help, I will use this procedure to check switches

 

[Pedro dejesus]

Problem solved. Thanks for the feed back. Bad ignition switch.

 

[ansonamis]

I am having the same problem on 2014 242 limited s. Battery charge and voltage are on good. When I first launch the battery the last 5 times I have to turn the emergency switch on to start. After I run it for a little while and let it sit for 20 to 30 min. I have to do the same. But if I am killing and starting it when I am pulling someone on tube or board I do not have use emergency switch. Any ideas?

 

[Seno]

This is good information! So how do the switches (or switch) come apart to add another line which will be switched? I am adding 2 led lights and want to make sure they cant accidently be left on. I am guessing just unscrew the Philips head screws and pull the lever & cover off? Any info would be appreciated, boat is a 2022 212