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Old 15-07-2017, 12:09   #1
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My hour meter is disconnected and I'm trying to trace it out. The meter is located in a locker under the stairs. It appears the wires are going back to the eng panel in the cockpit. Is that correct? I would have thought it would go to a sensor on the block. Does it connect to the tach?

I want to reword this and place the hour meter in the nav desk panel. This is going to add about 10-ft to the existing cable. Will this be a problem?
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The 10' won't be an issue, but I can't speak as to where it's wired
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All the hour meter needs is power to function. Wire it to the ignition switch and call it a day.
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Re: Yanmar engine hour meter
Agree with Sailmonkey. Wired the hour meter on my boat to switched hot terminal of the key switch.
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Re: Yanmar engine hour meter
You will find some good information on wiring hour meters in this thread
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ow-185765.html
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All the hour meter needs is power to function. Wire it to the ignition switch and call it a day.
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