Need 12 volt help!!!!!!

[froghunter]

The electric jack plate stopped working on my boat. I traced it down to a faulty circuit breaker. By using the screw driver as a jumper it would work, slowly but it would work.

[froghunter]

So I came up with a temporary test solution and put a bolt in it. Now nothing works????

[froghunter]

So I decided to charge the battery and this is what the charger is doing. Is my battery 100% dead?

[bigbad243]

Do you have a voltmeter? If so check it with that.

[Brazos Hunter]

Do you have a volt meter brother? Give me a call and I'll walk you through a couple things

[froghunter]

I have this. I have no clue on how to set it,read it or use it.

[froghunter]

Now my phone won't upload pics....

[Hoggslayer]

Was it a circuit breaker or a relay? That battery looks like it's fully charged because it's not taking any amps.

[froghunter]

It says

Short stop
12/24v m20 40a

[Hydestik]

Disconnect the battery it should reset itself

[Hoggslayer]

So sounds to me like that's a 40amp fuse. It should have worked by removing it and bolting the wires together.

[froghunter]

Well it looks to be the worse case possible.

After much googling and cussing it has been confirmed that I'm getting power all the way to the jack plate. After I figured this out I pulled the ole hit it with a hammer trick and it started working. That means I have trouble inside a jack plate that is over a year old but only has 20 hours on it. Of course everyone is closed today soooo it will be Tuesday before I get to see how $$$$$$$ I am.

[Hoggslayer]

You might be able to rebuild the motor. Probably just needs new bushings like a starter motor rebuild.