Battery Cable Connections; Single Outboards; Dual Outboards - Mercury 40 Service Manual

OUTBOARD MOTOR INSTALLATION

Battery Cable Connections

Single Outboards

a -
b -
c -

Dual outboards

1. Connect a common ground cable (wire size same as engine battery cables) between
negative (–) terminals on starting batteries.
a -
Page 1D-8
b
(–)
Red Sleeve (Positive)
Black Sleeve (Negative)
Starting Battery
a
(–)
Ground Cable (Same Wire Size As Engine Battery Cable) – Connect Between
Negative (–) Terminals
a
(+)
c
(–)
90-828631R3 MARCH 1999