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Title: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: Winds-of-Thor on Jan 22, 2021, 01:30 PM
I need a little hep installing a Vexliar DD-100 depth and battery gauge on a FL-18 flasher.

For hooking up the red power wire the directions say to attach it to the battery's positive post and a piggyback clip is added to make it easy. For the life of me I don't see how it fits together.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/aKsKmM.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmaKsKmMj)

There isn't enough room to slide the piggyback tab in underneath the yellow connecter.

???
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: DR.SPECKLER on Jan 22, 2021, 01:37 PM
Unhook red from battery and slip pigback in the clip back to battery.or disconnect red battery wire.put on the single red then hook the 2 red wire onto the pigback of single red wire.
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: Winds-of-Thor on Jan 22, 2021, 01:38 PM
There's not enough space to slide it in.
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: DR.SPECKLER on Jan 22, 2021, 01:44 PM
Ok so you cannot take of the positive battery cable off the battery,put the dd wire on the battery then slide the double red wire onto the pigtail?
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: Winds-of-Thor on Jan 22, 2021, 01:58 PM
No, it won't fit. The slot is only big enough for one or the other.
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: Winds-of-Thor on Jan 22, 2021, 01:59 PM
I'm theory it seems like that's exactly how it should fit together, but there's only room for one. The slot is too slim.
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: Winds-of-Thor on Jan 22, 2021, 02:07 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/924/BsCutd.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poBsCutdj)

This slot which I have now roughed-up a little will not allow the two tabs below to fit when they are stacked.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/923/dT94OC.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pndT94OCj)
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: Winds-of-Thor on Jan 22, 2021, 02:41 PM
I got it done. I called Vexilar and they had me going in 5 minutes. Turns out I had to pull the yellow connector off of the red piece and piggyback to that connection. All good. Thanks for trying to help, Dr. Speckler!
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: hardwater diehard on Jan 22, 2021, 02:43 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/JtPVQZXT/piggy-back.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JtPVQZXT)
Title: Re: Vexilar DD-100 Depth and battery gauge install on FL-18 question
Post by: DR.SPECKLER on Jan 22, 2021, 02:44 PM
Nice.i was wondering.none of my vexilars even have that fuse block right on the battery like that.