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leehall91
04-24-2009, 04:50 PM
Hello i have a mod 50 d2 and im trying to put a kill switch on it is there any secrets? thanks lee
jeff55vDSH
04-24-2009, 06:53 PM
My service manual says it's the brown wire coming out of the CD unit.
Just ground the brown wire and you'll shut her down. But lemme double check on my motor tomorrow. The manual's a little vague.
Boatwrx
04-24-2009, 09:41 PM
Your Right, It's the Brown Wire.


Ken Scoville
Boatwrx.com
Boulder, CO
leehall91
04-25-2009, 07:52 AM
my problem is I need to wire 2 kill switches one for me and co driver (slt inflatable boat)I can only get 1 switch to work .Can i ground the coils or will this hurt the stator? thanks lee
Boatwrx
04-25-2009, 08:12 AM
E-mail me a simple wiring diagram of your kill circuits (Driver and Rider). I am sure we can get it to kill the engine from 2 switches.

Ken Scoville
www.boatwrx.com
ken@boatwrx.com
Boulder, CO
mercguy
04-25-2009, 08:39 AM
my problem is I need to wire 2 kill switches one for me and co driver (slt inflatable boat)I can only get 1 switch to work .Can i ground the coils or will this hurt the stator? thanks lee

have you tried using a blocking diode?
leehall91
04-25-2009, 10:45 AM
No I have not tryed the diode actual I have never heard of it
F-12
04-25-2009, 10:46 AM
Is the Tohatsu and Ground/ run , no ground / no run system? I seem to remember they had a wierd switch position when I was a dealer.
leehall91
04-25-2009, 11:39 AM
I think it is a ground to run because I can get the switch to work but it is backwards pull the switch and I get spark put the switch on and no spark !
leehall91
04-25-2009, 07:38 PM
can i break the ground to the coils with out hurting the stator?
mercguy
04-25-2009, 09:39 PM
I think it is a ground to run because I can get the switch to work but it is backwards pull the switch and I get spark put the switch on and no spark !

then you have the wrong kill switch.............there is a "normally open" kill switch and a "normally closed" kill switch.................Seadog brand also makes a universal kill switch, which has both setups..............

or use Tohatsu kill switches with a blocking diode (I buy mine from Mercury)........
leehall91
04-26-2009, 04:19 AM
i do have the seadog switches and i can get 1 to work the problem is I cant get the second (co driver )switch to work
leehall91
04-26-2009, 01:42 PM
I got them to work thanks to all that helped me !!!
Powerabout
04-28-2009, 12:32 AM
If its ground to shutdown then you can have as many switches as you like