2008 Evinrude E-TEC 55MFE Technical Manual, Page 118Get this manual
ELECTRICALANDIGNITION ELECTRICSTARTCIRCUIT
StartCircuitOperation
The starter must engage and turn the flywheelTheoutboardmustcrankaminimumof300RPM tostartStarterperformancedependsonthefollowing: ProperbatteryandcablecapacityClean,tightcableconnectionsSolenoidactivationthroughthekeyswitchand neutralsafetyswitchRefertoBatteryInstallationonp26forbattery, terminal,andcablerequirements
InstrumentWireHarness
Containsthefollowingcircuits: Redpurplewireprovides12 Vtokeyswitchter
minal"B"Purple wire provides switched 12 to engine wireharnessYellowred wire from terminal "S" of keyswitch provides switched 12 to solenoid (terminal "A")(keyswitchinSTARTposition)
KeySwitch,ONposition
12 is applied to the accessory circuitKey switchON: Switches12 Vtoterminal"A"ofkeyswitchand tothepurplewiresofthewireharnessesProvides12 Vinputtoterminal28ofEMM J1