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    what's the best way to hook up a minnkota maximizer to a motorguide trolling motor???
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    Go from plug on boat to maximizer. Then from maximizer to trolling motor. I know maximizer has own stand but the closer you can get to your seat better off you will be. Not fun standing on your head and adjusting speed all day.

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    thanks for the info, will probably mount the speed control on my rod holder pipe within easy reach. Was going to redo another foot control but now think i'll just get another trolling motor plug and slip the maximizer inline with 12volts from boat.--shu
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    Tried this morning and doesn't work, wonder if i'm wired wrong, which set of wires should be input and which output???(one set is solid wired to unit and one set goes to a set of wingnuts on bottom.)
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    The solid wired set is the input and not the output, has to be above 60% to turn motor. rewired and IT WORKS--long line trolling here i come.--shu
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    Tried on the lake this morning and on speed #5 pot set below 70% had smoke comming out of unit, let cool off and adjusted higher works ok but not able to adjust to the range i thought possible. anyone using one if so have a lot of questions.--shu
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    Smoke? Are you sure the maximizer is working? Usually when you let the smoke out, they don't do good. Kinda like emphysema.


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    Thought that it would be dead but still can adjust from 65% to 100% if i start at 80 or above, don't seem to like the low end of the scale. Started out at 80% and wanted to adjust down to 1mph about 1.2 is when the 'grey stuff' came out by 6 the run switch, shut off and don't seem to change but adjust don't seem right(full knob)--shu
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    Tried again yesterday, unit only comes on wide open(no control). Still haven't located a set of installation instructions or now i think i need a schematic.---so near but yet so far.--shu
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    hook a meter to your output leads. adjust variable speed knob. if unit is working correctly you should read voltage all the way through cycle. when smoke came out of unit you may have fried something inside. there is a maximizer on e-bay for sale

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