The switch that will allow me to use I-Pilot and foot control on my V2 Power Drive. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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The switch that will allow me to use I-Pilot and foot control on my V2 Power Drive. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Get with Canepole, He will fix you right up !
I am waiting on parts from Japan. Gonna a while. Price we pay for dependence on others. The electronics warehouses don't stock near the inventory they once did. I am a peon, so I am at the bottom of the bucket.
Thanks Cane - I know you said you had parts on backorder. You are right, sure wishe we made more of this stuff in the good ole US of A!!! If I have my foot control with me, will I be able to just disconnect the control cable from the I-Pilot and hook up my foot pedal if need be? or, do I have to remove the entire I-Pilot Head unit? This would not be good since I didn't get the original head when I bought it and had installed at BPS!
I don't think you can get it to work without the original head. I could be wrong though, because my motor was an auto pilot model and it has the compass up there. Maybe all the wires in the head were just for the A/P. You still will have steering motor wires to contend with. If you didn't get the install directions with it, you could be in trouble.
I didn't get anything with the motor. Had it added to the boat when I bought it last fall. Had them put on the TM with I-Pilot. They did give me the foot pedal.
Don't suppose anyone has one of Cane Pole's famous switch boxes for sale?
My box only works with the units that are upgradable. The new factory V2 Ipilot without foot pedal gives me no wires to modify as Shellback said.
Sorry.
I must have misunderstood what you were needing.
Did you get the owners manual for the I-Pilot? There are instructions in it for installing the I-Pilot. My motor was an Auto Pilot model and the installation involves more wires. But if the conversion was done on a regular V-2 Powerdrive, it may be just the 2 steering wires that have to be swapped back to their original connection. They are the black and white wires that run in a separate cable that goes into the powerdrive mounting base. Take the side covers off and pinch in on the sides to the top piece and remove it. You should see the black and white wire connections, and they may be shrink wrapped. Then see if there are a pair of loose black and white wires. If so, you should be able to reconnect them and plug your foot pedal in for use. Hopefully you have the owners manual and you can verify what I'm trying to explain to you.
Cane - I have the foot control for the TM. BPS just doidn't give me the original head that was replaced when they installed the I-Pilot.
Thanks Shell - I'll take a look-see! If I understand you correctly, this will allow for foot control only. Right?
First off, did you buy a V2 motor, and have the I-Pilot installed by the seller, and not an I-Pilot V-2 built motor direct from MinnKota? I'm just reading the instructions from the I-Pilot conversion I bought. If your motor was manufactured as a V-2 only, and the seller installed the I-Pilot, I think disconnecting the black and white wires from the I-Pilot harness,and reconnecting them to the original ones should allow use of the foot pedal only. If your motor was built as an Auto-Pilot motor from the factory, you may need the old head unit. If you take the I-Pilot cap off the top of the motor shaft and see 6 wires just stubbed off, your motor was probably a Auto-Pilot motor from the factory. I'm heading out tomorrow morning for 10 days crappie fishing in VA. I'm bringing my old stuff with me just in case I have a failure.
Could you post some pictures of way the Ipilot head plugs into the TM control board. Pictures of all of it helps. I can usually tell by seeing the connections. If you can you unplug your Ipilot and plug in your foot pedal even though it won't work properly?
I have never seen the factory implemented Ipilot, so I don't know what I am really talking about.
I went and took it apart as Shell suggested. There are two wires (white & black) that are capped with heat shrink. This unit did not have Auto Pilot or Co-Pilot when purchased. I do have a picture on my desktop and save to an album but I don't know how to get it on here!
Look above the area you type a post or reply, where you can select bold print etc. The 3rd from the right is "insert image". Click on it and then add image from your computer.
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These are the 2 wires that are capped. If I connect them, does that give me full control with the foot pedal or just steering?
I might be all wrong on what I'm telling you. I was assuming that you had a problem with the I-Pilot and wanted to be able to disconnect it and run your motor with the foot pedal. If that's the case, you should be able to reconnect the black and white wires, then plug the foot control into the socket the I-Pilot was in. There's no way you can run them both without Canepoles switch box.
You have a white and a black from the Ipilot that plugs into the steering motor? Does the Ipilot cable plug into that control board via a 7 pin plastic circular connector? Got a picture of the I pilot cable? Just making sure...........
Shell - I am not looking to control both. My i-Pilot works just worried about higher winds and not being able to control with the remote as well. Thought I might just go with foot control until I can get a box from Cane. Cane - The black & white wires in the fornt of the unit you see in the picture that are connected come from the "pigtail" connector you are referring towhich comes from the I-Pilot. My big question now is, if I disconnect those two from the I-Pilot and re-connect the two for the foot pedal, will I have full control with the pedal or steering only?
Does The I pilot cable have a circular connector which plugs into the control board circular connector? If so, you can reconnect the white and black, then plug your foot pedal into the connector where the Ipilot was connected. You should have straight foot control. No other function will work.
Canepole, Do you mean he will not have any I-Pilot controls? I would think when he plugs the foot control back into the control board connection, he will regain motor control also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
probally just steering control that way,just guessing
You have to completely disconnect the cable from the Ipilot , plug the white/ black wire pair from the control board back into the steer motor and replug the foot pedal cable into where the I pilot was connected (circular plug).
The Ipilot contains its own steering circuit. That is why the steering motor is disconnected from the control board and replugged into the white/black pair from the Ipilot cable. All the other signals remain the same and are in the cable that connects to the control circuit via the circular connector.
My box regenerates the steering voltage for the steering motor and multiplexes the Ipilot controls and the foot controls. 2 in 1 out multiplexer. Pretty basic multiplexer.
CP, I miss read your post. I knew he would lose all I-Pilot functions, but I thought you meant he would only get steering controls and not motor control. Tough getting old!
Iwill give this a try when I get home later this week. Thanks guys so much for educating me. Cane - I still want one of those magic boxes when you get the parts!!!
You and a lot of others...Be patient...I will get it done. I am also slow old man.
No problem Cane. I really appreciate your help!!! Hope you find some time to get out and wet a line!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Cane Pole and Shellback - Thanks for the input on this topic. I did try what you said by switching which black & white wires are hooked up and have full control with the foot pedal if needed. Thanks again guys!
Glad it worked out for you. Been out of town for a few days. A few more parts came in while was gone. One more small part to go.
Thanks again CP. Folks like you make this site what it is.