Terrova hand control

Took the powerdrive V2 foot control apart. What a bunch of cheese........

The reason I too it apart is because it is intermittent. No way to fix it.

Just as I thought. Membrane switches which are activated by a piece of plastic (lever) that squashes or slides over the membrane when you push the foot pedal.

If you guys wanna know/see how this one I got works, I will post some pictures and explain what happenin'.

Cane pole, i sell soap for a living. Enough said! I would rather pay someone to make it for me than me ruin part after part trying to make one myself. I figured it would probably be cheaper that way and maybe prevent holes in the walls from tools flying out of rage.
I see that a lot of you are talking about power drive units, but does this also work for Terrova models?

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Originally Posted by J White

Hey AUTiger, if you don't mind, could you ask him how much it'd cost?
If we sent him our Terrova pedal - if that's how he wants to do it.

Got a few more questions, minor stuff - I'd like to see a picture of one of
his hand-held deals. I've heard of them, think a guy in the club I used to
fish with has one, but I never got to look at it up close... Thanks! Jeff

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I talked to the man who makes these hand controls this afternoon. It is a simple box with 2 push buttons for left and right turns, 1 potentiometer for speed control, and an on/off switch for the CON/MOM switch. Its roughly
the size of pack of cigarettes. He sells them for $135 dollars and you have to supply him with your cord. I am too tight with money I guess, sounds rather pricey to me. But everyone I know that has one loves them dearly. I think I could make one a whole lot cheaper, but I am happy with what I have....It beats the heck out of cable driven TM's when it comes to trolling. If you need more info, let me know and I'll PM you with his name and phone number.

Tim

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Originally Posted by Jeepster04

Cane pole, i sell soap for a living. Enough said! I would rather pay someone to make it for me than me ruin part after part trying to make one myself. I figured it would probably be cheaper that way and maybe prevent holes in the walls from tools flying out of rage.
I see that a lot of you are talking about power drive units, but does this also work for Terrova models?

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Yes it does.

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

If you guys wanna know/see how this one I got works, I will post some pictures and explain what happenin'.

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Question for Cane Pole. Could a generic plug be used behind the proprietary plug on the foot control to allow an interchange of a hand control and the foot control? Hope this makes sense.

Like I said earlier,I'm in the process of building one of these for myself. I found two of the switches that I am going to use that will be different from the ones this guy is using(had a friend thats got one from cochran and took the cover off to see inside). 3 Postion Steerin Switch and Minnkota Foot Control Euro Style Con-On-Mom Switch. Found the black box at radio shack that he used for $2.69 I think.But with the switches I found I am going to have to use a thicker 2" box,as oppose to the 1",but oh well.I am also going to put a pushbutton on mine for the momentery button that the remote I saw does not have.Going to use the same cable off of my power drive.Once I get thru with it I will post pics for you to see.I think I am going to really like this thing once its done.Could not get these links to go live-sorry!:D:D:D

jabbo, what are you going to use for the speed control?

Rheostat.

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Originally Posted by rockmike

Question for Cane Pole. Could a generic plug be used behind the proprietary plug on the foot control to allow an interchange of a hand control and the foot control? Hope this makes sense.

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You can cut the cable and wire in a new connector, leaving the original to connect to the TM and wire the new connector to the opposite end of the cable. Just make sure you are one to one with the connector wiring. A company called Cannon makes waterproof plastic connectors. You oughta be able to Google Cannon connectors up. Let me know. I might no be clear here myself. I can draw a picture.