About 2yrs ago the inline fuse melted and the fuse was not blown. Replaced it and still no power to the tm. Put the charger on the battery and noticed smoke coming from the foot controll. Took the tm off the boat and took to a repair shop. It had a short somewhere in the shaft and fried the wires from the foot control to the motor. Had to rewire the whole thing at the tune of $240. Better then buying a new one. Hope this never happens to any of you guys.