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hooked up my minn kota power drive v2 today. i have 24v going to it the battery checker on the trolling motor shows full charge. heres the problem the prop is not turning when the button is pressed. the head of motor is turning direction wise just no power out of prop. it is clicking in the upper head but nothing drive wise. please help i need to be fishing not working on boat.
Sounds like a pedal issue to me. If yours is new, take it back. I returned 2 different pedals, until I figured out what was wrong and just fixed it myself and have not had any issues. Don't know the technical terms, but here what I did. If you take the pedal apart, on the throttle pedal (or what ever you want to call it) it has a small arm that reaches over and presses a button down on the board. I just added some alum. foil folded up and glued in real good to the arm. It makes better contact, and my pedal has been working great for 2 years since the fix.
I am waiting on FedX to deliver my terrova i-pilot. I'd hate to think I would have to take apart and repair a $1200 motor to get it to work! banghead
SeaRay
I take it you have one bigger than a 55 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by 383man
Locator 79 was yours clicking when you pushed the button on the prop drive.
Ready2fish yes it's a 70lb thrust 24v
Yes it was clicking, but I had to push really hard down on the pedal. Its was not making good enough contact to keep the button on the board pressed down. Your motor is bigger than mine, I would think they would have the same pedal config., not sure though.
My drive button is in the middle and on the heal of the foot. It's about a 7-8 square with a speed control slide on the side
If you take the pedal apart, its only 3 or 4 springs to remove the right/left steer pedal. You will see what I'm talking about. Its very simple.
I would try the easy stuff first, even though you have power check all connections.Quote:
Originally Posted by ready2fish
I know with mine i would always carry my foot pedal around by the cord and over time it caused the wiring to break right at the base of the foot pedal, try moving the wires around while your pressing down on the pedal and see if anything changes
I had kinda that problem when I first installed mine. My receptical was 4 wire and the TM was two wire. I had to wire the plug in twice to get the proper set up.
Also had issue with the pedal--but that was mechanical (a bit of miss alignment) best would be to call minn kota customer service--they should be able to help and hopefully get you fixed without having to send it in. Good Luck.
went out and took the foot pedal apart and it started working so who knows what it was exactly. thanks for the help guys
What makes the motor spin is the 1k slide switch which controls speed. This would be the problem area since you could hear the audible click of the relay in the control circuit.Quote:
Originally Posted by 383man
FYI. When the relay operates (audible click), it puts solid 12 or 26 volts on the positive wire going to the motor brush. This indicates that the on off switch is working. The relay is used to prevent regenerative braking in the motor.
Mine has doen that to me twice now while out on the water when I first deploy it to begin using it for the day. Both times I unplugged and plugged the power back in it seemed to reset the motor and everything was fine.
Scrub the connectors with toothpaste and water using a toothbrush, then rinse. Apply a very small amount of dielectric grease in the female connector pins with toothpick after connectors dry. Remove any excess grease.
Wash the complete pedal with clean water occasionally. This keeps the chit off the buttons and the slide trim pot. Cleaning promotes longevity for the buttons by keeping the grit away. After all, the buttons are made of thin bubble plastic (KINDA).
Thank you Crappie.com!!! I just got mired in the muck with mine and it would turn on but not spin. I read this thread and saw the reboot idea. Bingo Zippy. Problem solved! Thanks Crappie.com and EnonEye for the great idea. Duh!!! Now of course my WIFE says....."I thought of that, but I wasn't gonna say anything......." For once she keeps her mouth shut. :cheers2