mark guthrie
Member
Hi all, there have been numerous posts on this including myself when I replaced the panel about a year ago. I am hoping someone has some new insight into how to troubleshoot.
Here is the situation:
1) About a year ago, the panel started going haywire. Press for nav lights and the windlass would come on. Through much reading and talking to Searay, the decision is was either the panel or the EIM, with no way to know for sure. So I took a chance on the panel, was right. Although a little hard to find the part, it was fixed.
2) Fastforward to now (Aug2020). It has been working great...and then on Saturday, it just died. No lights this time for any of the switches. Except when unplugged and plugged back in. Plugging back in, all of the lights flash, and then go dark.
3) There are four pins in the harness. I am getting 13.7v and have a ground. Which I guess is also confirmed by the lights flashing (2).
4) I have sprayed anti corrosion stuff into the plug for the panel.
5) Checked the breaker to the panel in the EIM, it is good.
My next steps
a) Get electronics cleaner, spray the panel plug and also the EIM plug
b) Slap myself in the face a few more times
c) Scream at Searay for making such a complicated sytem
d) And hopefully get some troubleshooting tips from you guys
e) Look at replacement options. I don't want to buy another one of these panels. So I see there is a least one option to replace with normal rocker switches.
https://www.fpmarine.com/Kidney-EIM-Replacement-System-p/sr-panel-eim-280-340-kidney.htm
Any ideas?
Here is the situation:
1) About a year ago, the panel started going haywire. Press for nav lights and the windlass would come on. Through much reading and talking to Searay, the decision is was either the panel or the EIM, with no way to know for sure. So I took a chance on the panel, was right. Although a little hard to find the part, it was fixed.
2) Fastforward to now (Aug2020). It has been working great...and then on Saturday, it just died. No lights this time for any of the switches. Except when unplugged and plugged back in. Plugging back in, all of the lights flash, and then go dark.
3) There are four pins in the harness. I am getting 13.7v and have a ground. Which I guess is also confirmed by the lights flashing (2).
4) I have sprayed anti corrosion stuff into the plug for the panel.
5) Checked the breaker to the panel in the EIM, it is good.
My next steps
a) Get electronics cleaner, spray the panel plug and also the EIM plug
b) Slap myself in the face a few more times
c) Scream at Searay for making such a complicated sytem
d) And hopefully get some troubleshooting tips from you guys
e) Look at replacement options. I don't want to buy another one of these panels. So I see there is a least one option to replace with normal rocker switches.
https://www.fpmarine.com/Kidney-EIM-Replacement-System-p/sr-panel-eim-280-340-kidney.htm
Any ideas?