Swim deck lights

[Nukeproof187 3]

So one of the options that was not on my FI25 was swim deck underwater lights. Well we went ahead and picked up some lights from shadow-caster, and was curious if A. the boat is pre wired for underwater lights, and B. how do i apply the icon for underwater lights to the dash touchscreen? 

Thank you kindly

[Nukeproof187 3]

spoke with centurion. Figured it out. 

[h20king 794]

What shadowcaster lights did you go with? I ordered our fi25 without and am going with the shadowcaster scr-16 in bimin blue 

[Nukeproof187 3]

2 hours ago, h20king said:

What shadowcaster lights did you go with? I ordered our fi25 without and am going with the shadowcaster scr-16 in bimin blue 

I went with the scr-24's in white/bimini blue.

[Nukeproof187 3]

2 hours ago, h20king said:

What shadowcaster lights did you go with? I ordered our fi25 without and am going with the shadowcaster scr-16 in bimin blue 

Also the boat is pre wired, and you can go through settings to change the options for lights on the dash.

[h20king 794]

Yes I know we had a fi23 and did lifeforms on it. You need the dealer code to activate once you wire them in

[Nukeproof187 3]

On 11/6/2018 at 4:22 PM, h20king said:

Yes I know we had a fi23 and did lifeforms on it. You need the dealer code to activate once you wire them in

Any insight on why the lights would not be receiving any power when connected to the factory swim deck wiring? 

[h20king 794]

You have to enter the dealer code on top left of settings screen to turn on power to the factory lead

[Nukeproof187 3]

37 minutes ago, h20king said:

You have to enter the dealer code on top left of settings screen to turn on power to the factory lead

I entered the dealer code to apply the swim deck button to the touch screen. Is there another step I am missing or a lack of fuses for the wiring?

[h20king 794]

No that should have taken care of it.  

[Nukeproof187 3]

1 minute ago, h20king said:

No that should have taken care of it.  

Hmm. Maybe I am missing something then. 

[Nukeproof187 3]

Managed to get the lights on, but they will turn off after a few seconds. 

[Nick213 583]

Are your batteries fully charged?

[Nukeproof187 3]

15 minutes ago, Nick213 said:

Are your batteries fully charged?

Yes they are. Even tried this while the motor was running, and still had the same results. 

[Wylie_Tunes 146]

Ok, lets start with what you found, that got the lights to come on?

Next, whats a few seconds? This lights have thermal control, and can shut down when they get warm. 

[h20king 794]

Is it possible the lights need a relay installed? The shadow casters draw at least 5 Amps each. On our fi23 we did lifefourm 9 lights and they only draw 2.7 amps each and worked with no problems. 

[Nukeproof187 3]

1 hour ago, Wylie_Tunes said:

Ok, lets start with what you found, that got the lights to come on?

Next, whats a few seconds? This lights have thermal control, and can shut down when they get warm. 

The only way they would stay on for longer than literally one second was to toggle the lights to the blue/white fade option. The longest they would stay on was maybe three seconds. 

1 hour ago, h20king said:

Is it possible the lights need a relay installed? The shadow casters draw at least 5 Amps each. On our fi23 we did lifefourm 9 lights and they only draw 2.7 amps each and worked with no problems. 

The next idea I was thinking was to add a relay from the stock power lead with a 20amp fuse. 

[Wylie_Tunes 146]

Ok, thats not long enough to get them warm. But what made the difference between not coming on to coming on, but only a second? 

The load of both could be overloading the PDM. A relay triggered by the PDM would be the solution, but you want to make sure the fuse does not exceed the capacity of the wiring to the lights. 

[Nukeproof187 3]

3 hours ago, Wylie_Tunes said:

Ok, thats not long enough to get them warm. But what made the difference between not coming on to coming on, but only a second? 

The load of both could be overloading the PDM. A relay triggered by the PDM would be the solution, but you want to make sure the fuse does not exceed the capacity of the wiring to the lights. 

The only thing that made a difference initially was removing the underwater light option, and re-applying it to the touch screen. Had me scratching my head. 

The amp draw is 7.8 amps per light per shadow casters series diagram. I plan to run a thicker gauge wire after the relay. Alongside a 20 amp fuse that should be sufficient yes? 

 

[Wylie_Tunes 146]

two pair 14ga to each light or a single pair 12ga for both lights would be how id do it.