Thread: Anybody heard anything ....

Originally Posted by kytiteloc

Chucky,
I hated to hear about your luck. There is nothing like being all geared up for this deal and then your best man (so to speak) decides to leave you hanging...
So it was a power pack on your Optimax?? Just curious because that is what I run.....

Thanks, I really appreciate it!!

I have a Mercury 90 Optimax. Some calls it a power pack, but i call it a coil pack. I had the #1 coil pack go out on me a couple of years ago and where i ordered it from, they had it listed as a coil pack. This time is was #3. I think before next spring i will go ahead and replace the #2 one and then i will have two extra packs. A new one and a used one . I am not sure who all the tech called but he said they were the ones he always ordered parts from. Some did give him numbers of others to call about the part.

Since that is your home lake, you might want to think about having a extra pack on your boat. Especially if you travel far from a ramp. I am just glad i had four trolling motor batteries on board or i may would have had to of gotten out the paddle. They say low voltage on the big motor battery is the #1 cause for a coil pack to go out. So i fixed that by installing three onboard chargers. So i know that didn't cause it. Guess it was just going bad.

I looked at that wrong.......... I'm running a VMax...........
Still a bad break for you on your motor............