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 Trolling Motor Quit
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09/28/10 03:53 AM
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retiredredleg
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So I'm on the lake this afternoon and I'm Trolling along as normal with my TM. Nothing out of the ordinary and right out of the blue, it just stops working. I had only been on the water for half hour maybe, battery was fully charged. The switch on the foot control would click but no action at all. I checked the fuzes in the console area and they all look fine. I have a year and a half old Bass Tracker Pro Team 170 with the standard Motorguide TM that comes with it. Everything else on the boat worked fine.
Any ideas??? Is there another fuze somewhere else? Is it common for one to just quit like this? I have never owned a MG TM before - always had MK TM's. What should I do?
Last edited by retiredredleg; 09/28/10 03:54 AM.
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
[Re: retiredredleg]
#5350431
09/28/10 04:38 AM
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Fish Killer
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Have the batteries tested. Same thong happened to me in the middle of a day and one of my batteries dropped a cell. Just stopped working
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
[Re: Fish Killer]
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09/28/10 05:53 AM
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GarySHO
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should be a circuit breaker where your trolling cables hook up to your batterys. re-set it.
![[Linked Image]](http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q784/GarySHO/myspace-graphic-funny022_zpsfe2f4386.jpg) A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user- Theodore Roosevelt Broken Bow Lake Fishing Guide 2020 Caymas CX 20 PRO and 250 SHO Hochatownfishingguide.com Originally Posted by Allison1 All hail Trump, no matter what.
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
[Re: GarySHO]
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09/28/10 02:28 PM
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retiredredleg
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Thanks gary20i. I'll look for it when I get home today. That's probably the problem.
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
[Re: retiredredleg]
#5351263
09/28/10 02:55 PM
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boatman025
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Also check the plug a wire could have come loose there also
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
[Re: boatman025]
#5359172
09/30/10 02:47 PM
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lamoon78
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Motor Guides are junk everyone I have had quit on me. Since using Minn-Kota no problems what so ever.
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
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09/30/10 03:52 PM
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X19
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Check the plug connection at the front of the boat.I dont know how many times this as come out just enough to disconnect the power and shut the TM down.
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
[Re: X19]
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09/30/10 11:16 PM
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retiredredleg
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Well, I checked the fuze at the battery. It's good. Checked the connection at the plug-in. It's good too. Checked the battery charge - FULL. Guess I'm headed to see the guy in Benbrook that I read about here in this section to see if he can tell me something. Hopefully it's something simple and cheap.
I too have always had good luck with Minn-Kotta. If this MG's shot I will replace it with one. Really suck though... I was gonna spend some money on something else. Now this. Isn't that the way it always happens? *&^%$#@!
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Re: Trolling Motor Quit
[Re: retiredredleg]
#5362847
10/01/10 04:10 AM
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GarySHO
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good luck. You might pull the prop off and see if you got some line wound up behind it. Might also tap the motor with a RUBBER hammer while holding down the button.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user- Theodore Roosevelt Broken Bow Lake Fishing Guide 2020 Caymas CX 20 PRO and 250 SHO Hochatownfishingguide.com Originally Posted by Allison1 All hail Trump, no matter what.
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