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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/04/17 06:18 AM
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
[Re: tx2va07]
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06/04/17 06:29 AM
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wtf242
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i've had it lose gps once or twice and it will quickly and violently correct itself
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
[Re: tx2va07]
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05/31/20 10:41 PM
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Old thread but wanted to see how this got fixed, I’m having this same issue now and mine isn’t even a year old yet.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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05/31/20 10:55 PM
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ezbassin
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I has that same problem early on and I recalibrated the motor and it hasn't happened since then.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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05/31/20 11:02 PM
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David Burton
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Old thread but wanted to see how this got fixed, I’m having this same issue now and mine isn’t even a year old yet. Do you have a Skeeter? Check the mounting of the foot peddle to make sure it doesn't hit the edge of the cup holder on the way down. If it does, shift it back in the footwell slightly and tighten!
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/01/20 12:24 AM
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Hook'Em 79
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Old thread but wanted to see how this got fixed, I’m having this same issue now and mine isn’t even a year old yet. Do you have a Skeeter? Check the mounting of the foot peddle to make sure it doesn't hit the edge of the cup holder on the way down. If it does, shift it back in the footwell slightly and tighten! No sir, I have a Triton.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
[Re: tx2va07]
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06/01/20 12:38 AM
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lurenthewind
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If the coiled cord gets wrapped up around the head and gets in a bind, it will cancel spot lock. That should not even happen, but it has done that twice on my Ulterra, both times on a very calm day when the trolling motor was hunting. As long as there is enough wind to get a directional bias, it does not seem to ever do that.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/01/20 11:12 AM
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Hook'Em 79
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Was on cedar creek fishing champs when it did it. There was plenty of wind and water action.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/02/20 10:43 AM
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Bump, any help appreciated.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/02/20 01:20 PM
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Jpurdue
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As others have said, every time I've had an issue with spot lock there has been some sort of obstruction near the peddle. It can appear intermittent, because the peddle will sometimes have to move a certain direction or a certain number of degrees before it hits the obstruction. Might work fine for 5 minutes, then the wind shifts a bit, the head moves a few more degrees, hits the obstruction and kicks it out of spot lock.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/02/20 02:40 PM
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Tx Tree Grower
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I have this happen fairly often. It's always been one of 3 things. 1. Something caught in the pedal like others have stated. 2. A very calm day where the motor is constantly moving back and forth. Not sure why but my ultrex does not like this situation and will sometimes just stop if it is having to constantly move to hold location. 3. Cables get wrapped around the shaft tight which is essentially the same thing as something getting caught in the pedal. It gives resistance so it stops. Its usually my network cable that does this. Unwind the cables and move on.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/02/20 03:56 PM
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Frank the Tank
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If it is very calm it will search a lot for the spot. this ^^^^^
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/02/20 04:02 PM
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ReelSlow
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Check the GPS puck wires. ! black ground and 1 red. my red power wire was a little loose and I had weird spot lock gremlins. when I put it on a a proper terminal no more issues. I do use a foot pedal and concur with bumping it as well as a LINK remote and it hangs around my neck and I bump the touch serene sometimes i think and it cancels,
check the puck wires
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/02/20 04:21 PM
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SkeeterB
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The puck or heading sensor contains a compass that detects your boat's heading and communicates it to your trolling motor to enable the Spot-Lock Jog feature, which lets you move your Spot-Lock location in 5 ft. increments in any direction. The puck is not the issue.
Make sure you check your system for updates. You can do this by checking on your remote and download new version if available. This usually fixes issues.
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Re: Ultrex Spot Lock problems?
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06/02/20 05:59 PM
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R.J.E.
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Moving the cables as someone on here told me to do fixed the spot lock problem now if I could only fix how noisy it is when it turns. Kind of wished I would have gone with the Motor Guide Tour.
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