Trolling Motor Help?

bryanw80 · Post by **bryanw80** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:44 pm

I have a 2006 Triton TR176 with a 2006 Motorguide Digital Tour 24V 70 lb thrust trolling motor. The other day I noticed that it did not feel like it was pulling like it used to. I just put in new batteries this year and they are good. I checked the breaker and it is not tripped. Now here is the weird part. The positive cable coming from the breaker output log shows 25 volts. But at the other end of the same positive cable were it attaches to the back of the 30A outlet plug in it only shoes 12.5 volts? So am I only running on the 12.5v and not the full 24v? Here area few pics to show it in detail:

These 2 show the positive cable going to the trolling motor showing it is 25v out

These 3 show were the other end of the same positive cable connects to the back of the trolling motor 30A outlet plug in

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:07 am

Replace your positive cable. What is that white build-up around the heads of the rivits ? (first photo). Reason: The internal wiring could be coated with the same white matter. Just my oppion

captjohn · Post by **captjohn** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:02 am

Make sure you check the grounds also, has to have a negative.

bryanw80 · Post by **bryanw80** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:43 am

Just dust, wiped right off. The boat is like new and only has 20 hours on it and wouldn't think the cable would be bad.

mjb wrote:Replace your positive cable. What is that white build-up around the heads of the rivits ? (first photo). Reason: The internal wiring could be coated with the same white matter. Just my oppion

bryanw80 · Post by **bryanw80** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:44 am

If there was no ground then it would not show the 12.5v either.

captjohn wrote:Make sure you check the grounds also, has to have a negative.

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