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Title: ABYC Wire Color Code For Engine Hour Meter
Post by: Jon W on June 01, 2021, 11:09:14 PM
The hour meter in my tach has stopped working. The tach works fine so will install a separate hour meter near the Nav Station. I don't see engine hour meter listed in my ABYC DC wiring color code chart. Would it be orange for "Accessory Feed", violet/purple for "Ignition", or something else? Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: ABYC Wire Color Code For Engine Hour Meter
Post by: KWKloeber ‘84 C-30 #3573 on June 02, 2021, 07:17:15 AM
Orange would be an accessory fed from the distribution panel, typically.  Purple is " switched power " (like the alt field excite circuit and engine panel feed to the gauges.) I'd go purple (presumably powered by the field excite or fuel pump circuit ( which are redundant)?
Title: Re: ABYC Wire Color Code For Engine Hour Meter
Post by: Jon W on June 03, 2021, 06:34:45 PM
Purple it is. Thanks Ken.