Re: [OMC-Boats] Evinrude pushbutton to Johnson/OMC control conversion

The two additional (safety lockout) white wires are so easy. The run
in series (inline) with the ignition starter switch circuit. Just add
them with their own small two-conductor plug. You could use a male-
female two conductor plug available at any Radio Shack. It's too
important a safety feature to not use. (And it's a simple, off-season
project to put on your to-do list before Spring).

Lee

On Sep 26, 2009, at 8:34 PM, Scott Veazie wrote:

> Well, I just converted over my Evinrude controls to OMC/Johnson
> single lever control, and after spending way too much time on it,
> it's installed and working great. The biggest issue by far was the
> alignment of the actual throttle cable, in that it was adjusted too
> short to work with the Johnson setup. After fiddling around far too
> long, I finally decided to disconnect the cable from the carb, then
> get it right on the control box. after doing that, I turned the
> adjustment knob on the engine end to lengthen it out to the correct
> length. It's key though to make sure you disconnect it from the
> carb FIRST, get it right on the control box, then go forward. I
> could not get it right still hooked up.
>
> In regards to the electrical connection, since my 68 Evinrude
> pushbuttons didn't accomodate for the neutral lockout, I had to get
> creative. I unhooked the stock harness from the actual push
> buttons, then took the OMC five wire harness, cut it off, and put
> terminal connectors on only the purple, green, and blue wires, but
> not the two whites. I left those out since I didn't want to mess
> with neutral lockout. Basically, you just use the red wire from the
> boat harness and go to the purple on the control box, then green to
> green and blue to blue. It works great! Anyway, thought I'd share
> my progress.
>
>
>
> From: Lee.Shuster@...
> To: omc-boats@...
> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:47:07 -0600
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Evinrude pushbutton to Johnson/OMC control
> conversion
>
> a) Re-using the same throttle cable should not be a problem. Check
> the illustrated parts guides on line to make sure.
>
> b) You can view the color wiring diagram for the interlock wiring
> changes required between the remote control and the helm. Fairly
> easy to do. You'll probably need to replace the connector with
> something else.
>
> c) All the OMC OEM single lever controls and the Johnson single
> levers are identical except for their decals.
>
> From: omc-boats-bounces@... [mailto:omc-boats-
> bounces@...] On Behalf Of Scott Veazie
> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 9:00 AM
> To: omc-boats@...
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Evinrude pushbutton to Johnson/OMC control
> conversion
>
> Hey Lee,
>
> Thanks for all the information, I'll clarify further on what I have.
>
> I bought an actual OMC Stern Drive labeled black box, one that OMC
> sold to 3rd party mfrs for the electric shift stern drive, so it's
> the correct setup. The guy I got it from had already tested it, so
> I don't have to worry about that, for now. I plan on keeping my
> Evinrude controls as a backup. This controller does have the five
> wire plug on it, so I'd either need to not use the extra two wires,
> or do the smart thing and adapt in the lockout feature. It's for
> sure not a Johnson Hydro-electric, it's a true OMC electric shift
> unit. I was mainly concerned with reusing my Evinrude cable, and
> adapting in the five-wire setup.
>
> ~Scott
>
> From: lks@...
> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:07:44 -0600
> To: omc-boats@...
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Evinrude pushbutton to Johnson/OMC control
> conversion
>
>
> I'm slightly confused by your e-mail and photos.
>
> 1) If you are asking whether you can use your existing Evinrude
> throttle cable on the Johnson control? Then I believe the answer is
> yes, both J&E controls hook up to the same throttle cable.
>
> 2) Your boat helm wiring must be adapted or modified to incorporate
> the safety lockout feature AND the Johnson remote control switch
> must have 5-wires not 3. You didn't show the electrical connector in
> your pictures or specifically say whether the Johnson has the
> appropriate switch.
>
> 3) As you didn't save the old e-mails, you might not remember that
> if the Johnson control has the improper switch for the later Hydro-
> electric Outboards hooking it up to your electric stringer will
> potentially cause lower case damage engaging both shift coils (F/R)
> at the same time. You can order the new five-wire switch from
> Hansen Marine in Salt LAke City, listed on my site:http://
> hhscott.com/evinrude/sources.html
>
> 4) There is a very high probability that the switch shown in your
> remote control is already defective or will soon become defective.
> This is a well-known "achilles heel," of this remote control design.
>
> Lee
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 24, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Scott Veazie wrote:
>
> <controls 1.jpg>
>
>
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