Thread: Terrova 80 problems

If you look on the insulation the gauge should be imprinted on the cable, it may be faint but its there, it should be marked at least every 2 ft sometimes every foot. I hope this helps, also I would look at the specs on their website, triton that is, it should tell. Good luck with it and let us know what you find. Oh if by chance its 6 gauge you will know without a doubt, its as big as the cable on your car battery.

Thanks for the reply... I'll check it out tonight and report back

OK... I got 6 awg wire going to the TM and each cable checks 12V at the bow. I've directly wired the TM to these wires to eliminate the plug in and it still looses power... Any ideas or suggestions??

If the tm is new I'd contact a MinnKota service center and let them fix it.

Pull prop off and check for fishing string ...... This Might do it.

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Between your 2 wires going to the motor, you should have 24volts. Perhaps you've got something crazy in the wiring like the batteries in parallel instead of in series.

Originally Posted by RCC

Between your 2 wires going to the motor, you should have 24volts. Perhaps you've got something crazy in the wiring like the batteries in parallel instead of in series.

Also did the boat use to have a 12/24 motor on it and if it did are you still using the original socket?

Originally Posted by Bartman

OK... I got 6 awg wire going to the TM and each cable checks 12V at the bow. I've directly wired the TM to these wires to eliminate the plug in and it still looses power... Any ideas or suggestions??

You should not be reading voltage on each wire....one should be the ground or negative wire and the other should be 24 volts. The Terrova 80 is a 24 volt motor so it has to have the batteries wired in series......also you say circuit breakers ( plural)......to wire properly you only need one circuit breaker.