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242X Factory Ballast

I built a jumper this morning out of an extension cord, alligator clips and battery clips. I plan on taking the advice of @jcyamaharider once again and using the jumper to finish filling the bags. Maybe then when I empty them they will fill all the way in the future. If not, I have a buddy at our local Batteries Plus that said he can get me a connector to match the pumps and I'll wire up a switch where I can run them manually when need be.
 
Oh PLEASE have him make two connectors. I’ll pay real money to have a matching plug tail I can use to Hotwire them pumps!
 
I built a jumper this morning out of an extension cord, alligator clips and battery clips. I plan on taking the advice of @jcyamaharider once again and using the jumper to finish filling the bags. Maybe then when I empty them they will fill all the way in the future. If not, I have a buddy at our local Batteries Plus that said he can get me a connector to match the pumps and I'll wire up a switch where I can run them manually when need be.
Remember to re calibrate to empty the bag when it is full. This is key.
 
I'm trying to follow this thread as once it warms up we are going to try our first year of wake surfing. I have been in the calibration screen before (last season) so maybe I should hold off on question until I get into the screen again. But is sound like

1. From an empty bag position, fill them and them go into the calibration if they are not completely full?
2. Empty the bags and then recalibrate? Will that erase the calibration in step one?

Sorry if these are dumb questions, like I said, I should get into the screen and see what I see first, it might clear things up...
 
1: Fill ballast

2: fill ballast more if needed using jumper disconnected from factory harness

3: Go into calibration screen and calibrate to empty ballast

4: Fill only port bag to 110% first
 
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