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Trolling motor question
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06/04/15 09:42 PM
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wacky freak
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I have an issue with a trolling motor that I need help with. My trolling motor quit working the other day. I have 24 volt to the plug in the front of my boat. I replaced the plug on my trolling motor still don't work. I put another trolling motor on the boat and still don't work. Anyone got any siggestions. It is a motor guide hand controlled trolling motor.
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/04/15 09:47 PM
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Murrydog
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Indicates that the issue is not the trolling motor. Put a voltage meter on the wires to verify your getting 24 volts. Check that the fuse between the batteries and trolling motor is not blown/tripped.
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/04/15 09:47 PM
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RangerBass21
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Are the batteries charged?
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/04/15 10:13 PM
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wacky freak
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Batteries are good load test done and as stated above wires were checked to the plug and getting 24 volts.
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 12:01 AM
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9094
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Plug on motor wired wrong?
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Re: Trolling motor question
[Re: wacky freak]
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06/05/15 12:05 AM
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RangerBass21
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Maybe the plug on the boat itself is bad
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 02:23 AM
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wacky freak
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Plug is wired right and the plug on the boat has been checked
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 03:01 AM
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JoeFriday
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Are you using bigfoot switches?
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 03:11 AM
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wacky freak
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Yes using big foot switches
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 03:12 AM
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Sounds like it's time for a new boat.
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 03:12 AM
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JIM SR.
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some where there's a break in you power,..you need to check from the battery's all the way to the handle switches.
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 03:20 AM
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I can put my meter on the plug in the boat and hit my big foot switch and I get 24 volts to the plug. Thought it might have been the trolling motor but hook another trolling motor up and it didn't work either.
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 03:39 AM
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JoeFriday
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Just a wild hunch. I would pull the plug in the boat and inspect the plug and wires. A meter won't pull any amps. Once you put it under a load, it breaks down. That would make me think plug or wires since another TM did the same exact thing.
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Re: Trolling motor question
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06/05/15 03:48 AM
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N5RDN
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Sometimes you can get a good voltage reading while not under a load, then when you apply a load it goes dead. Sounds like the connection at the batteries may need attention. To see if it's the motor itself, hook directly to a known good battery ( single ), it will spin with only 12v if it's ok. If motor if good, then check downstream from the motor for bad switches, connections, etc.
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