55 trolling motor

Discussion in 'Power it up with Electronics' started by steve77777, Dec 2, 2013.

  1. Dec 2, 2013 #1
    steve77777

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    motor seems to not have full power,I checked the wires and it has the wires from front to the battery which is under consel,the wires get alittle smaller, battery is a blue top new and charged- could it be wires or do the trolling motors go bad minn kota 55 -6 years old i think
     
    steve77777, Dec 2, 2013
    steve77777, Dec 2, 2013
  3. Dec 4, 2013 #2
    firecat1981

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    Trolling motors definitely go bad after a while, especially the old 5-speeds. If the wires were to small it would build up resistance and pop the breaker/fuse. If it's just missing the highest speed then the controller might be worn out.
     
    firecat1981, Dec 4, 2013
    firecat1981, Dec 4, 2013

  5. Dec 9, 2013 #3
    blondmonkey777

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    Check wires going to plug also make sure that you nuts are very tight on battery I had this same thing happen and I thought it was the tm but it ended up being loose connections
     
    blondmonkey777, Dec 9, 2013
    blondmonkey777, Dec 9, 2013
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