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Trolling motor cuts out at speed 5
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<blockquote data-quote="Bigkat650" data-source="post: 263715" data-attributes="member: 7270"><p>To me it sounds electrical, like you do not have enough current supplying to your motor to be able to run it on the highest setting. Check your ground wires, make sure everything is making good contact. If you still have issues, you may need to go to a higher gauge wire. 8 gauge wire is good for a draw of about 40 amps sustained draw. You pull about 1.2-1.4 amps for every 1ftlb of thrust your motor is at WOT. If your trolling motor is a 30lb thrust motor, at WOT you will draw about 36-38 amps depending on make and model. If your trolling motor is larger then 30lbs thrust, it will require 6 or 4 gauge wire to operate properly.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigkat650, post: 263715, member: 7270"] To me it sounds electrical, like you do not have enough current supplying to your motor to be able to run it on the highest setting. Check your ground wires, make sure everything is making good contact. If you still have issues, you may need to go to a higher gauge wire. 8 gauge wire is good for a draw of about 40 amps sustained draw. You pull about 1.2-1.4 amps for every 1ftlb of thrust your motor is at WOT. If your trolling motor is a 30lb thrust motor, at WOT you will draw about 36-38 amps depending on make and model. If your trolling motor is larger then 30lbs thrust, it will require 6 or 4 gauge wire to operate properly. Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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