I recently purchased a X5-80 varible speed, hand controlled, Motorguide trolling motor, When I place a momentary switch on the floor, it has a 2 or 3 second delay before the motor starts. As I fish a LOT of timber, I need the switch to activate instantly. I have tried 3 different switchs and they all do the same thing. Any Thoughts?
It's not the switches you're using, it's the design of the trolling motor. When thrust started climbing on motors decades ago, anglers started throwing themselves out of the boat (particularly when the TM was pointed to one side of the bow). Early speed control was just a very inefficient resistor network, and power to the motor was instant when you pressed the button. Fast forward to digital pulse modulation as the way of controlling speed (which gives us the long run times), and a new feature was made possible - the ability to "soft start" the motor each time it was turned on. This meant that the motor speed got ramped up from 0 RPM to the set RPM in a short window of time, not instantly, to lessen the chance of throwing anglers off-balance. As long as you have a motor with digital speed control, you are NEVER going to get an instant response of the motor. You'll need to drop back to a simple motor (without digital speed control) for that, if it's even made anymore.