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  1. 07-07-2011, 11:54 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wannabe... View Post
    Kshupp - I'm calling your problem voltage related. Since your wiring is getting hot, are you sure you've got 6 gauge wire or is there a constriction such as 6 gauge wire but something smaller in the connection on the front such as the plug. I've seen some awful thin wire on some of those plugs. I don't think you said what # thrust, but I'm assuming your PDv2 is 24V 70#, but what you are experiencing is absolutely not the norm from what I hear out of the v2s. Mr Jim has one with Ipilot and loves it, for example.

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    Wannabe-I have the 12V 55#. I'm not sure of the wire gauge, as it was installed by Alumacraft at the factory and the trolling motor came with the boat ina package. I would hope that they would put large enough gauge wire on their package.
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    Hmmmm....you'd think a good manufacturer would and I'd put Alumacraft in that category. Still, I would check behind them. Take a look at the wire at the battery and make sure it's at least 8 gauge - which should be fine for a 12V motor. Then pull the panel at the plug up front and take a look. Could it be that your dealer rigged it with something sub-par????

    Past that, I'm sorta stumped. No reason at all for a motor to overheat and pop the breaker just because it's on a load in the wind without there being resistance on the cable due to size. What amp is your breaker by the way? Could it be undersized?

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    I'm going to have a 60" Terrova 80#/US2/Ipilot for sale as soon as my 101 comes in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wannabe... View Post
    Hmmmm....you'd think a good manufacturer would and I'd put Alumacraft in that category. Still, I would check behind them. Take a look at the wire at the battery and make sure it's at least 8 gauge - which should be fine for a 12V motor. Then pull the panel at the plug up front and take a look. Could it be that your dealer rigged it with something sub-par????

    Past that, I'm sorta stumped. No reason at all for a motor to overheat and pop the breaker just because it's on a load in the wind without there being resistance on the cable due to size. What amp is your breaker by the way? Could it be undersized?

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    Not sure about the breaker size as it's just a square box at the terminal connection to my battery. I'll take closer look at that and the wire at the plug when I get home from work. Thanks for the ideas.

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    Not sure what the problem is, but the issues you're having sure do sound voltage related. Let me know what you find and I'll noodle on it some more.

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