wasilvers
Well-known member
During the WI/IL fishing tourney in Madison, I got in some really thick weeds, to the point my troller was struggling. I spent a lot of time on full power moving through and them and 7-10 minutes of time at high speed trying to getting out of them. After that, my battery was about dead and I left the troller on speed 4/5 when used the rest of the day.
Well, this last weekend I found out that speeds 1&2 are speed 4, speeds 3-5 are normal - so I really don't have a low speed troller anymore. I tore into it today and turns out the swich was fine, but the wires in the head had BURNED THROUGH THEIR SHIELDS - not just one but 3 wires had burned their shields and were making contact. They had shorted out and so my speeds were all goofed up. It could have been much worse I suppose, instead it was just annoying. My inline fuse never blew.
I blame the weeds and high speed for causing the heat problem - so try to clear them off the motor as soon as you can.
Well, this last weekend I found out that speeds 1&2 are speed 4, speeds 3-5 are normal - so I really don't have a low speed troller anymore. I tore into it today and turns out the swich was fine, but the wires in the head had BURNED THROUGH THEIR SHIELDS - not just one but 3 wires had burned their shields and were making contact. They had shorted out and so my speeds were all goofed up. It could have been much worse I suppose, instead it was just annoying. My inline fuse never blew.
I blame the weeds and high speed for causing the heat problem - so try to clear them off the motor as soon as you can.