Anyone know where I can find one?
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Anyone know where I can find one?
Try Minkota website. Might try to google it if they don't have it.
I've tried both with no luck, parts diagrams yes, wiring no. I'll call Minn Kota tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
Justin, check with Jones Trolling Motors. He is a new sponsor on the CDC and has given good advise on the other fishing boards. I believe he can point you in the right direction.
[email protected]
Brian
That Fortrex is only a couple years old...
What's up with it...??
Rickie
Rickie it blows the fuse in the head immediately when changing it. One side of the fuse holder has 13 volts on it and the other has gone to ground. Also something screwy is going on in the indicator light, when you unplug the (I'm guessing) ground it has 13 volts on it along with the feed side.
Brian thanks for the link. I called Jones and they explained to me what to check to figure out where the problem is. I'm impressed with their willingness to explain the circuitry and the trouble shooting to me, most places would've just told me to box it up and send it to them. We really do have some good site sponsors on this board.
Rickie it was one year old yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc
John is a great guy. Always willing to help, and if you need parts he'll get them in your hand before you know it for a fair price. And he knows his stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by justinp61
I want to say thanks to John at Jones trolling motors. He was spot on with his diagnosis.
Justin
Justin, don't keep us guessing, what did you find? :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by justinp61
Don, my on board charger isn't comparable with my trolling motor. My charger has three banks 5 amps,15 total amps, if one of the batteries needs less charge and finishes charging before the others the amps from that bank are transferred to the other batteries. John told me some chargers will back feed voltage through the ground and that is what blows the fuse.
My charger works fine, just not with my tm. Time for a new charger.
why not just unplug the trolling motor while charging batteries ? then when done plug trolling motor back up !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by justinp61
As long as the charger is hooked to the starting battery it will back feed, charging or not. I could unplug the tm while charging but I would have to unhook the charger from the starting battery before plugging the tm back up. Both of them cannot be connected at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by strmwalker
As long as the charger is hooked to the starting battery it will back feed, charging or not. I could unplug the tm while charging but I would have to unhook the charger from the starting battery before plugging the tm back up. Both of them cannot be connected at the same time.
why not just unplug the trolling motor while charging batteries ? then when done plug trolling motor back up !!!
??? can someone explane why the fuse blows when hooking the trolling moter back up with the charger Off ?? RR
With a US2, any electrical connection between the TM batteries and the cranking battery will blow the fuse. It's because the noise reduction circuit creates a relative voltage between the two grounds that is not zero volts. The charger connection wants to make the voltage between the grounds zero volts, so the fuse blows whenever the charger is connected to both sets of batteries and the TM.Quote:
Originally Posted by RiceRocket
John recommended a Minn Kota 315D or a 330D three bank charger, he said there would be no issues with the fuse.
LOL Thanks CatFan Plumb forgot about US2 system RR