Brief Description: Page 368 Changed the Battery Wiring
October 2 2013
Changed the Battery Wiring
I could not figure out how to connect the ACI Power Buss to my system since the ACI wiring diagram was made for a Rotax engine with a generator and not a Viking engine with an alternator. I called John Dunlop at SeaRey Canada, the ACI Power Buss dealer and he explained how the power buss should be connected to the battery and alternator. He made me see that I had some connections on the wrong side of the main fuse and what would happen if that fuse blew. I exchanged the position of the fuse and shunt and connected the power connection for the Viking Power Buss and Gear power to before the fuse so they would still work if the fuse blew. The main fuse is to stop the heavy wire going to the alternator and starter from starting a fire if they got shorted. The alternator and starter would not work, but the engine and gear would still run off the battery.
I also glued foam rubber strips under the slot on the console to close the over sized slot for the throttle/brake levers
Before- If the fuse blew, All connections past the fuse would go dead
After- Now only the alternator and starter are the only things past the fuse, The Power Buss is before
