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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      it’s obvious to me that the old solenoid had a ground at a hot on the two terminals. I just don’t know what to look for as far as trying...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Everything works the way it did before however, the solenoid seems to be getting hot. That’s my only concern.
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      i’m using the same ground wire that was originally on the old solenoid. I just put a ring terminal on it and grounded it to the chassis...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Well, I’m back on the boat, as far as the solenoid goes. It looks like it’s an automotive starter solenoid. If I ground the chassis of...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Thanks everybody for all your help. I’m going out to the boat tomorrow. I will keep you updated on what I found out. Again thank you...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      OK, I understand what you’re talking about. I will check voltage from the panel breaker and make sure I’ve got voltage going to the...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      I mean coil
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Just so I understand what you’re saying. On the new solenoid, I can apply 12 V and a negative and it should energize the coral and I...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Just for your reference, the solenoid on the right is the one that I believe went bad, and the one on the left is the one that I bought...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      OK I will do that today, the other question is, what kind of solenoid should I get. I believe what they sold me, was a solenoid for an...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      The solenoid that was on the boat, or the bow thruster, is a four pole solenoid. It is not grounded to the chassis, so I’m assuming that...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Correction, that was supposed to be voltmeter not amateur.
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Thanks for the quick reply, I’ve got a breaker on the panel that turns it on or off. I’m thinking that that’s probably the remote cut...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      You could be right on that, the original solenoid, where the main power lead from the bow, thruster hooks onto it, it was totally fried...
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      Dkk3000 replied to the thread Vetus bow thruster.
      Should I have 12 V at both of the small post. The other thing I was thinking, it might be a bad control module at the helm. Does that...
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