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You are invited to join our public Boat Repair Forum to seek assistance from other members. Nonserialized ServiceRepair electric trolling motors are NOT warranted.
The motor will kick on when deployed and the little lights on the motor show that it has good power and signal to the satellites but it wont respond to either the remote or the foot pedal which both had batteries replaced to eliminate that source of the issue.
Motor guide trolling motor troubleshooting. MotorGuide is a leading manufacturer of trolling motors and motor accessories. Motors are either hand or foot operated but a select few models operate through a wireless system. Troubleshooting issues with any model requires a thorough investigation of the electrical and physical components to locate the cause and seek solutions.
Simple Trolling motor trouble shooting and maintenance can be carried out by beginners tasks like cleaning connections checking batteries and clearing the propeller are suitable for beginners. However when tasks like rebuilds or wiring issues occur it is safer and more effective use professional help. Trolling Motor Repair Guide Troubleshooting - YouTube.
Recently went to a lake and accidentally bent the shaft of the trolling motor. A how to video on how i repaired my Motorguide Tour 82 trolling motor. Aug 17 2013.
I could use some help. I have the original TM that came on my boat and today it quit working. I have adequate powervoltage to the front plug and on to the pedal.
I jumped 12 volts of power to the motor itself and it seems to run just fine. The top six reasons why your electric troller motor is not working include battery failure loose wires an issue with the circuit breaker or faulty wire connections. The problem could also be due to a broken rotary switch or a fault in the propeller.
Luckily most of these can be fixed at home. Problems with trolling motors and trolling motor batteries. Bad trolling motor or batteries.
By Adam Pease Oswego Kansas I have a older motor guide trolling motor and it works great in the morning but after about four hours of use it seems like the batteries are dead. It moves really slow when i get done fishing the rest of the day at a slow. MotorGuide Electric Trolling Motors MotorGuide outboard motors are manufactured in the United States near the city of Tulsa Oklahoma.
MotorGuide electric motors are absolutely silent comfortable and reliable light and high-torque. I charged my trolling batteries back up and went to the trolling motor pedal to get some readings. At the pedal where the power goes to it I am getting 2552 volts with my fresh charged batteries.
At the micro switch button I push with my foot to make the trolling motor turn on I was getting 261 volts. When I pushed the button I got 00000 volts. Motorguide Trolling Motor problem The motor cannot operate correctly in the 12 volt mode if the batteries are connected in series AT THE BATTERIES.
Normally there are three or four wires running from the batteries to the motor or switch panel on a 1224 motor. It is the 1224 switch that makes the series to parallel or 12 to 24 connection. On my standard motorguide trolling motor the.
Put the motor in the water and ensure that the propeller is at the rear. On the head of the unit where the direction indicator is push down and turn the round plastic plate this plate has the direction indicator on it clockwise until the direction indicator mark mine is blue and is about one inch. You are invited to join our public Boat Repair Forum to seek assistance from other members.
You may also visit the Boat Motor Manuals section of our site to obtain a service manual. All serialized ServiceRepair trolling motors receive a 1 one year warranty. Nonserialized ServiceRepair electric trolling motors are NOT warranted.
ServiceRepair motor denotes a trolling motor sold by MotorGuide that may be used but has been inspected and may have had minor repairs. The motor will kick on when deployed and the little lights on the motor show that it has good power and signal to the satellites but it wont respond to either the remote or the foot pedal which both had batteries replaced to eliminate that source of the issue. Motorguide foot control problem.
Well its not the foot control switch. I have another trolling motor that i know works. Its a 46lb thrust.
Its on my ski boat. I swapped the foot switch out. So next ill swap out the little red switch on the sidethen the.
Motorguide xi5 anchor mode problem. Just installed the xi5 24v 80lbs on my boat. First time out last week the anchor mode seemed to work fine.
I was out over the weekend fishing panfish in shallow water and I would deploy the motor and go into anchor mode and the motor would just kind of go nuts. The head would spin around in a circle and wrap. Trolling motor troubleshooting Posted by The Last Coco on 72921 at 1133 am.
A couple months back I got a new Motor Guide R3 digital 55lb trolling motor to replace my previous motor that had a seal leak and the motor corroded all to hell. Power off the trolling motor Unplug or cycle breaker b. Disconnect the negative and positive leads from the battery that power the trolling motor.
With the leads disconnected turn-on the breakerplug in the Xi Series trolling motor d. Deploy the Trolling Motor e. Hey I have a problem with my trolling motors.
I have currently an older Motorguide 36 volt trolling motor on my Triton TR-21. It is a Beast 107 lb. On Thursday it appeared to die all of a sudden without any warning.
If motor has ever overheated and some of the windings have had the insulation burn off you will have a motor with less resistance and it will draw more current since less back emf is being generated. Under those circumstances it can overheat and also blow existing fuses. Should that be the case you are looking at shopping for a new motor.
The first thing to check After making SURE the electricity is disconnected to the trolling-motor remove the propeller and see if the shear-pin Usually made of brass in in place and not shearedbroken. If it is your local marine shop should be able to provide a.