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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Yasuo Suganuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
An electrical system for a marine outboard drive includes an improved construction. The outboard drive includes an engine. The engine has a combustion chamber, a fuel supply unit arranged to supply fuel to the combustion chamber, and an igniting unit arranged to fire the fuel in the combustion chamber. The electrical system includes a power source arranged to supply electricity to the fuel supply unit and the igniting unit. The electrical system includes a first control device and a second control device. The first control device is arranged to control the fuel supply unit and the igniting unit while the second control device is arranged to watch the supply of electricity. The second control device is physically separated from the first control device.