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Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt #10354804 10/17/14 04:07 AM
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I have a 2000 202c skeeter and my motor guide 82 pounds thrust trolling motor keeps popping the 50 amp breaker.. It will only pop it on high.. Will work just under high fine all day long.. The you kick it up to high with it warmed up and it will pop the breaker every time.

It looks to me that it was originally wired for 12/24 but idk..

Do I need to replace the wires?

Do I need to replace the breaker to a larger one? Or do I have a bad breaker? Maybe they weren't rated that high for that size trolling motor I think the wires are 6 or 8 guages if that seems rights?

Do I have a trolling motor issue?

Should I just pull the breaker off cause it's really making me mad?


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Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10355808 10/17/14 04:55 PM
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I wouldn't just pull the breaker off..it trips for a reason..
look behind the prop for fishing line or grass..try another breaker....

Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10355878 10/17/14 05:25 PM
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Also check both your electrical plug ends for corrosion, especially back side of bow connector (some disassembly required).


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Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10357042 10/18/14 03:02 AM
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Ok.. What about stepping up to a 60 amp breaker?


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Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10357104 10/18/14 03:50 AM
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I ran the same trolling motor on the last boat, I had this happen a few times above advice should fix your problem.

Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10357383 10/18/14 01:22 PM
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Do not raise the amperage of the circuit breaker unless you want to find the problem the easy way. It could cause melting wires or possible fire. Look at the ideas from the previous posts!


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Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10357448 10/18/14 02:13 PM
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+1 check all of your connections. Look inside the head of the motor to check for burnt connections, check behind your plug which most of the time thats where it would be. check for line or grass inside the prop. 50A is usually the highest I would go.


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Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10361920 10/21/14 12:13 AM
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Ok.. I honestly don't think I have a bad connection.. I have checked all of them. Going to try and pull the head off.. thanks. Tim


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Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10380217 10/30/14 04:02 AM
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Ok I have checked all connections again.. It's not the connections... I have ordered a new 50 amp breaker and going to try it this weekend.. If it's not that then I'm going to open up the head.. I have checked and removed all line.. There are wasn't anything in there.


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Re: Trolling Motor Help 82 motor guide 24 volt [Re: jcatch7] #10408101 11/13/14 05:18 AM
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In case anyone was searching this... I ordered a brand new motor guide 50 amp breaker and fixed the issued.. So first thing is check the breaker is good.


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