Hutch03 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Members I am running Lowrance elite ti2 electronics on my 2005 2200v. I would like to mount a second head unit at the bow w a ram mount etc. These are the units that can wirelessly connect to each other... When I upgraded my tm I had the shop run a power wire to the front. My main question is grounding. I really want to avoid running a negative wire back to the stern. All I have in the bow is the tm wiring and plug and this new wire. my tm actually is mounted on a stainless steel plate the prior owner installed. Not sure I can ground to that. It does not seem right. I just am not great w wiring. it would be nice if all I needed to do was hook up the power cable w an inline fuse and go. But it is never that simple is it?. Here is an old photo of the bow of my boat. any suggestions appreciated. Hutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Sorry, I would run a ground wire to the terminal block in the console. These units get squirrelly when you don't have a good ground. Just went through it on my Maverick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I agree with Headhunter. I was going to suggest putting the ground to the ground of the 24 volt trolling motor wiring but I was thinking there would be some sort of interference due to the motor. Place it safe, use the existing wire you have run to the bow and use it to pull a new #14 duplex wire to the bow for your power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch03 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 10.4 gentlemen. Thanks for the info. I knew my first thought was just too darn easy....😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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