Wiring Color Codes; Table 3-4. Engine/Battery Wire Codes - Chris-Craft Lancer 20 Owner's Manual

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Wiring Color Codes

Color codes identify wiring throughout the boat. The color codes for the DC system is as follows:
• Red – Source Conductors
– Positive 12VDC. All current carrying conductors between the batteries and first switch or load device in
a circuit. Bus bars, circuit breakers, terminals, and fuses in the source conductor are not considered
switches or load devices.
• Yellow – Negative Conductors
– All current carrying DC negatives that terminate at the batteries or their terminals.
• White – Load Conductors
– Positive 12VDC. Any and all current carrying conductors between the first switch or load device, and
the last load device before the negative conductor.
• Green – All Ground Conductors
– Non-current carrying grounding and bonding conductors.
There are several additional basic colors and color combinations for different circuits used beyond the igni-
tion switch. Some of these colors can serve more than one type of circuit.
codes for the engine compartment and battery wiring.

Table 3-4. Engine/Battery Wire Codes

PORT STARTER
PORT BATTERY
STBD STARTER
HOUR METER
PORT ALTERNATOR
STBD BATTERY
STBD ALTERNATOR
PORT ENGINE
PORT ENGINE TEMPERATURE
PORT ENGINE ALARM
PORT ENGINE TACHOMETER
PORT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE
PORT ENGINE TRIM LEVEL
PORT ENGINE IGNITION
PORT ENGINE STARTER
GEN BATTERY ISOLATED
STBD BATTERY ISOLATED
PORT BATTERY ISOLETED
PORT BATTERY CHARGER
GEN BATTERY CHARGER
STBD BATTERY CHARGER
THRUSTER BATTERY CHARGER
CABIN 12V OUTLET
PORT SHUTDOWN
3–46
Function
Table 3-4 illustrates the color
Wire Color
RED
RED
RED
RED
WHITE
RED
WHITE
RED/VIOLET
TAN
TAN/BLUE
GRAY
LIGHT BLUE
BROWN/WHITE
VIOLET
YELLOW/RED
RED
RED
RED
RED (RED)
RED (BLUE)
RED (GREEN)
RED
RED
WHITE/RED
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