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gps vs bow thruster

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gps vs bow thruster

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when bow thruster is operated gps power drops.
i was told this is common with albins, anyone experience this?

whats the fix?
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Re: gps vs bow thruster

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change your bow thruster feed cables over to the engine battery - mine does it now and then and i just need to get round to swapping the supply over so the thruster isn't on the same system as the electronics
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Re: gps vs bow thruster

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I had that issue with my 31 and did exactly as Tree suggested. Problem solved.
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Re: gps vs bow thruster

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shouldn't we be saying here that the gps supply ought to be connected to house batteries and thruster ought to be connected to engine bank? I'm trying to sort out the same issue.

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Re: gps vs bow thruster

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larryrotta wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:52 am shouldn't we be saying here that the gps supply ought to be connected to house batteries and thruster ought to be connected to engine bank? I'm trying to sort out the same issue.

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That is correct .. That's the same as Tree described, wire it to the Starting Bank switch not the battery bank itself.
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Re: gps vs bow thruster

Post by Norseman »

Got the same setup: Bow thruster get fed by the start battery and the windlass (and everything else) from the house bank.
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Re: gps vs bow thruster

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Our 28.was setup with a group27 for the house and a 4d for starting. Switched it around so the 27 was the starting battery with the 4d for the house and didn’t have a problem after that.
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