Tige Touch & Your Stereo

[Z3CO23]

I apologize up front for the newbie question, but I'm curious about stereo use while lounging in the no wake zone between sessions. I am not new to the boating world but certainly new to the wake boat scene.


When I'm just sitting should I move my battery switch to just use one battery or should I leave it on the setting to use both batteries. If I turn the key to the left everything operates but I get warning messages that tells me my voltage for my batteries are very low. If I turn the key to the right.... I assume ACC location for the key, everything operates fine but the dash and Tige touch and everything is on... is this correct? Do I need to start the engine every so often to ensure the batteries don't die or will I be ok just having it on until we decide to go for the next session?

Like I said, sorry for the newb question, just don't want to be that guys stranded in the lake with dead batteries.

[Dandy]

Bobby, this is actually a good question.
From what I understand you can just leave the battery switch to the on position and should not switch it to combined. I am sure that there is a battery isolator in the system that allows power to be drawn only from the "house" battery when the switch is in the acc position. When the motor is running, the isolator allows the charging power to go to both batteries. If the battery runs down to the point where the motor does not want to turn over, then switch to combine the two and your motor should start since your starting battery would not be run down.

With regards to the low voltage warning, just disregard it. There is another thread that discusses this and other quirky things with Tige Touch. If I remember, this warning comes up because TT is on and it is not seeing the desired voltage. If this warning comes up while the boat is running, then you may have an alternator issue and may want to consider gettign back to your lift/trailer to have it looked at so that you don't become stranded on the water.

I am sure a few others with alot more knowledge on the Tige electrical/stereo system will chime in and confirm or set me straight if I am wrong.

There is alot of useful knowledge on here. Many of the things that I have wondered about the past few months with our boat, I search for and have usually found that there is already information on TO about it.

-Good Luck

[chpthril]

Bobby,

If your boat came from the factory with the Tige EIDB Dual Battery option, its configured one of two ways, depending on when Tige made a change between models years. Im not sure if that change was made for the 2011 model year or the 2012 model year. If your boat came with just the single battery option, then there is no way of knowing how the aftermarket dual-battery switch is configured without tracing cables. This will make it tough to advise on how best to use it.

If it is all factory, then Tige uses the Blue Sea Dual-Circuit Plus switch (OFF/ON/COMBINE) and a diode isolater battery bank setup. Normal switch operation is to leave the switch in the "ON" position while the boat is on the water. All engine loads draw from the main cranking battery and all house loads, like stereo, draw from the house battery. The switch keeps the 2 battery banks isolated when the switch in "ON" position. The diode allows both batteries to receive a charge from the alternator when the engine is running.

If your boat has just a simple ON/OFF switch (no COMBINE) position, then its very much the same operation. When on the water, turn the switch to "ON".

The low battery alarm is because the engine is off but the TT is powered up.

Key to the left is ACC, key to the right is RUN.

[Z3CO23]

Thanks for the response guys! From your responses it looks like my battery configuration is factory, I have the (OFF/ON/COMBINE) switch. When I am just listening to the stereo and do not have the motor running I want the key to be turned to the ACC position correct?

What circumstances should I have the switch turned to the "COMBINED" position?

I should turn the battery switch to the "OFF" position when pulling the boat off the water right?

Thanks for the help!

[Bruizza]

Yes turn it to ACC when just chillen listening to music. Just ignore that god awful insanely annoying battery voltage warning. I freaking HATE that thing.

The only time you want to turn it to combined is if your boat won't start.

Depending on how often you use your boat it can help to turn the switch to off. We use ours multiple times a week so I don't mess with mine much.

[dmbisbest]

I was actually wondering the exact same thing... To paraphrase what everyone is saying:

* Battery switch on the back port side needs to be in the "ON" position during normal operation. Move to "COMBINED" only if the boat wont start
* When chillin in the lake listening to music, turn the key to the left to the "ACC" position.
* Disregard the low voltage warning when in the "ACC" position

Do I have all of that correct?

Also, when would I turn the key to right to the half way position?

[Bogdog]

Also, when would I turn the key to right to the half way position?

When you want your blower on before starting up

[Wood]

We never use the acc side of the switch. Pull the emergency stop and you don't shut the stereo down. Hoping for the magic button retrofit.