Thread: Darned hot trolling motor connector

Trolled yesterday from 7am-1pm straight ,
At the end of the fishing I went to unplug the TM and the rubber cable connector was hot, not warm.
So hot I thought it might begin to barely melt the rubber connector.
Cleaned the connection today but it wasn't all that bad but I couldn't see into the connector .
It's a 12 v system


Is it normal to get hot?
TM is maybe pulling too much current? It will not spin on the lowest setting requiring more voltage to get going. Shaft is not bent.

I have a TM breaker I can put on the line if necessary.

Thanks for advice




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