Rick:
I got the puzzle solved.....you have to take this particular fixture
(made by Victory) apart to make the appropriate connections......there
is a common 'ground' for both lights plus the 'positive' and
'negative'. In addition to the single wire exiting the back of the
fixture, the other two connections are 'brass like screws' inside the
fixture.....why they would do this is mind boggling.....why not have the
three wires exit.
Nevertheless, I am going this morning to buy the $3X more expensive Aqua
Signal fixture.......I was up my mast last evening and that is what is
there now and that is what I will replace it with.
Trusting everyone is now clear on what is required for navigation
lights.....I think I am.
"If you are under power and also shorter than 12 meters, you may use the
option of an all-around white light above the red/green instead of the
stern & masthead lights."
Maybe this is what my fellow club member was referring to when he said I
didn't need my masthead/steaming light, just my anchor light when under
power.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32-84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2016-09-14 12:34 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote:
I believe someone already answered your question.
The light needs to have at least two connections (power and ground) if
both bulbs are on a single switch.
3 connections is more likely… lets you have independent switch for
steaming and foredeck, plus a common/ground. That’s probably what you
are looking at in the picture – 3 wire in a single insulated cover.
I suppose you could have 4 wires, with 2 independent grounds, but why
bother?
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So back to the beginning, the fixture I saw at the Binnacle looks very
much the same as the existing one......I like this as I would not have
to drill new holes to attach but if I have to, so be it.
The new fixture only has one wire to attach whereas mine appears to
have three (not exactly sure as I have not yet removed it from the
mast although there are three existing the base of the mast) and I
have no idea how to connect it.
There must be a logical way to connect it?
Rob
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