trolling motor troubles

[Jordan Bozarth]

i had the motor on the highest speed when it happened

[oldmanboat]

Have you got a multimeter, if so check your voltage at plug (boat side)

[Buckrub13]

I have a motorguide also and there is a reset button on the positive post on each battery. Mine will trip everytime on high speed. Hope this helps

[Jordan Bozarth]

thanks guys. yea i have a multimeter

[sglass]

Mine done the same thing. Push in the reset button on the small boxes on your wires from the battery. One of mine popped out. I forgot what they are called but they should be on your battery wires.

[kc]

You have to trace it back from the batteries. After the batteries, test the TM plug and then see if you have power at the foot pedal switch and then next in the top of the motor. I had this happen a few years back on an older OMC trolling motor and I had good batteries, power at the plug, the foot pedal switch, and in the top of the motor. Ended up taking the motor apart on the lower end and one of the contact wires had broken. Soldered the wire and put it back together and it is still going strong...

kc

[Embrey]

circuit breaker...lol

[sglass]

haha i had a brain fart. My stepdad called it something else, some kind of automotive talk I was trying to remember.

[kygorski]

yesterday my eagle quit working, checked the fuse OK, still dead, checked the terminals, nada, took the wire nuts off, rewired them , nothing. Took the unit and direct hooked ot to the battery, bingo.That fuse holder on the terminal was completly corroded. By then the sun was up, the boats were running, went back home. Knew it wasnt going to be a good day when I missed the turn to dalehollow state park, and needed to find a turn around, it didn't get better after that!

[Jordan Bozarth]

i found it. Right at the back next to the batterys the fuse holder was completly melted and melted the wire. Idk wat would of caused this but thats got to be the problem. If i splice it and it happens again than i know there is a short somewhere.

[kygorski]

be carefull, my fuse holder on my merc melted, and burned up the harness, and shorted out the transducer on my lowrance.Over 4 hundred bucks damage, thankfully my boat ownewrs insurance covered all except 100 bucks. Been using state farm for almost 20yrs, and they wrote a check to me on the spot after calling the repair man.