electrical problem

[Travis Blankenship]

got an electrical question. i have a 2005 nitro nx882. what is wrong is the horn does not work and also the cigerette lighter. when you check it with a meter, you have 12 volts. i ran a small wire from the negative side of the battery to the cig outlet and it worked. when i pulled the wire off it started to work all of a sudden. i did the same thing and ran it to the fuse box and the horn started to work even when i took the wire back off. i took it out last night and everything worked good. on my way back to the boat ramp i hit some pretty hard waves and now the horn and the cig outlet does not work anymore. i am lost. i have checked the wires on my battery and it seems like all the plugs look ok. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks to all.

 

[Bruce Freeman]

Bad ground. Clean off all the connections on the ground side of the system, starting at the battery and work your way forward.



BF

 

[brantley moats]

TRITON GLENN, I THINK , SAID IT BEST. REPLACE THE MAIN WIRES FROM THE BATTERY TO THE FUSE BLOCK WITH SOME QUALITY 10 GAUGE (BONDED) WIRING. THIS TAKES CARE OF A LOT OF THOSE UNUSUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. READ THE POSTS DONE ON THIS VERY SUBJECT EARLIER.

BP