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I took my new boat to Greenwood today to get on the technology learning curve. Winds were at about 17 mph so I got pretty wet. The real bummer is that the trolling motor (Minn Kota Riptide Powerdrive 70 lb i-Pilot) died on the second deployment. Remote says "Motor Not Found." I've torn the innerweb up; consensus is it's a bad board. Time to find out about Minn Kota customer service I guess. Totally bummed. No lake for me for awhile.
Rooster carry your boat to the Crappie Hole in Chapin and let Marc Danque take a look at your trolling motor. He's a Minn Kota mastermind and he'll get you squared away. Call him before you go. I think his number is listed on Google. If not, message me and I'll get it to you.
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Sorry to hear that exactly where do you live. There is a minn Kota service center in Chaplin at the crappie hole. It only takes Mark about 20 minutes to put a new board in. I am still planning on fishing Friday with you. Let me know if I can help you in any way.
(If your close) Lake Wylie Boat Sales in lake Wylie on Hwy 49 they have a Minn Kota tech there he is a good person to deal with. He can get you set in no time. 803-631-5432
Thank you very much gentlemen. I'm gonna contact my dealer first (2 hours away) then Mark (1 hour 20 minutes). I wanted to go to mark's anyway to check his shop out. I live in Greenville.
Mark is a great guy to deal with. Hard to get out of there without buying some jigs or poles or other must have items. He replaced one of my rod holders that broke, no charge, but I left with a bag full of jigs and a 10 Southern Crappie rod. :)
Kill the power to your trolling motor and let the remote and motor relearn each other and you will be good to go on must cases.
I know it had to be hard on Greenwood with the wind, not an easy lake once the water starts rolling
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Sometimes a weak remote battery will be the problem, had it happen more than once
Stump has a good suggestion. These things are basically computers and a reboot may be all you need.
you also might want to check and make sure that your battery connections are good and tight !!! as you stated it was rough on Greenwood today and when I went to store today I told myself as rode across the bridge good thing I stayed home !!! loose battery connections can cause that problem !!! ask me how I know !!!!:biggrin
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Thanks Stump. I tried that. Unplugged motor - shut down remote - repowered everything - remote says "Motor Not Found." I tried relearn but remote searches and searches then just gives up. I think the motor just quit transmitting.
The new i-Pilot remotes use 3 AA batteries; mine are new and remote shows full charge.
Thanks for trying. Anything else comes to mind let me know.
It can be a pain I know, hope you get it fixed with an easy fix.
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Thought of that one too.Interesting thing is the motor is so dead that it won't even show charge level. Brand new Exides with full charge when I left home. Run time today was maybe 45 minutes. Go figure.
Thanks again.
who installed that trolling motor ??? it sounds like to me you have a inline fuse breaker that needs to be reset !!! look for something like this !!!!http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2017...92c521f9ef.jpgQuote:
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Now there's something I didn't think of. Great thought. I'll be looking at first light tomorrow.
hope that is what is and gets you back up a going !!!Quote:
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So I checked this AM for the circuit breaker and couldn't find anything that bore any resemblance to strmwalker's post. Called the dealer and he said there was a breaker. Looked again - I don't see one. Called back and after a lot of confusion he explained that it is on the positive post - lo and behold there's this itty-bitty box with a way small button - pushed it and it clicked. I'm now operational. It's only 50 amp and I have no idea what tripped it
Thanks for everybody's help and excuse my ignorance.
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You were getting a surge of electricity or you were overheating. Mine did that on the pontoon and it's the one like pictured, the automotive one. We were pushing along good and bam nothing. Glad Uncle Remus remembered to check it. Hope you replace it with a better circuit breaker.:highfive
Glad that was all it was. 50 amp should be fine. Most of us learn the hard way usually on the water when the fish are biting.
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:HandsClapping:ThumbsUp GLAD YOU GOT IT GOING !!!
from what I see in the picture , it looks to be a 12volt trolling motor setup, with that said if you was using your trolling motor on Greenwood yesterday a stayed on it hard in the wind , it probably got hot a tripped the breaker !!!! and I should have told you to look at the positive side for the breaker that would have helped a little !!!!Quote:
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It's 24 volt. The other battery is next to the one shown and out of view. Yeah, I was pushing it pretty hard into the wind when it went. One reason I went with 24 volt was for just such a scenario. I'm thinking a better 60 amp is in my future.
Be careful that the fuse doesn't exceed the capacity of the wire. Otherwise it will be like not having a fuse. Not sure if it is true in DC circuits, but in AC circuits the higher the voltage the lower the amps needed to produce the equivalent power. Your specs on the TM should tell you what the max operating amperage is for the motor. Thats the size fuse you need.
it's always good to find a simple a free fix!
sent you a PM !!!!Quote:
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Glad you got it back up and running. Nothing worse than boat problems