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Flashing red light????

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Flashing red light????

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OK, here we go - inside the cabin, next to the AC/DC panel is a disc. Right now, for me, it is flashing red. The batteries are off. Anybody got an idea?????? Must be important. :?:
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Battery powered (9volt) carbon monoxide or smoke detector?

All I have there is my inverter interface.

Can you post a picture? Does it say anything on it?
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No, wife deep-sixed the camera and we haven't got a new one yet. Just bought 2 new batteries in July, took them out and tested them Sept 1st. We are closing all the thru-hulls when we get in now, which means a journey down below - nothing found then (smoke). Have had all the hatches open for days and had just come in (carbon dioxide). I'll try hooking up to shore power. All I know is a flashing ANYTHING probably means $$$$$.
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My thinking on the battery powered detectors is that they often start flashing when the battery starts to die, not an alarm condition.

I don't really think that's what your light is - I just don't have any other guess right now...
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Post by Denis »

Mike I don't know what boat you have but my inverter panel is in that location. I have seen a flashing light on that panel when I overloaded the inverter once. Other than that do you have a reverse polarity light there?
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If you just installed 2 new batteries I would check the battery polarity. Maybe disconnect the batteries and see what happens on shore power....
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Post by Mariner »

Flashing red lights on boats can mean a lot of things. Even if the batteries are off or disconnected, most emergency systems have backups. Posibilities include:

High water alarm
Bilge pump activation alarm
CO2 alarm (low battery or CO2 detected)
Low fuel alarm
Engine overheat alarm
Propane alarm (low battery or propane detected)
Key on alarm (common on diesels)
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Post by Mike »

Hooked it up to shore power and it stopped - although she started right up before we tried that - maybe it's the "plug us in for the night, stupid" light :oops: Will check with the Albin guys at the boat show next week. Thanks for all the suggestions - Will keep ya informed.
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Mike,
Did you ever find out what that light is all about?
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Nope, Joe and his crew were busy.
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