How do I hook up my battery to evinrude outboard?

buckrut69

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How does the battery hook-up to 1986 evinrude 30hp? Does the cables come from control box or from the outboard. Also how does the battery stay charged is the a device in the outboard or do i have to by a charger??
 

angus63

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Re: How do I hook up my battery to evinrude outboard?

You are in desparate need of a manual. A job like wiring a motor from scratch is no easy task and nearly impossible without the factory manual and schematic. Best $30 you'll spend.
 

buckrut69

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Re: How do I hook up my battery to evinrude outboard?

Your right angus63...I do need a manual but the engine is completly wired around the powerhead. I just need to know where to connect the cables from the battery to the motor or control box?
 

rboat99

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Re: How do I hook up my battery to evinrude outboard?

C-skiff, I am still learning but from what I have learned so far... <br /><br />Your battery is charged by the flywheel magnets rotating around the stator coil. This creates an AC Voltage. The stator then passes the voltage to a regulator/rectifier (in my engine they are combined into one unit) which converts the AC Volts to DC Volts and I beleive regulates the voltage.<br /><br />On my engine I have a ground post that has a cable that runs to another ground post on the transom, this is where all of the accessories get ground. My engine also has positive post, I have not followed the cable back so I do not know if it goes into a control box or directly to the battery/battery switch.<br /><br />Hope this helps a little.
 

buckrut69

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Re: How do I hook up my battery to evinrude outboard?

Thanks guys for your info!!!
 
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