Minnkota plug-in

I would like to prefice this question by stating that I am the antithesis of Bob Villa, so be gentle…

I purchased an used AP last night. The original plug-in was not the correct one, so we cut it off. I now have to rig it for my specific male plug-in. It is for a 02 Pro V. I figured out how to take the plug apart, so that I can insert the wires; however, there are at least 2 issues..

a. The numbers 1,2,3 appear where the wires would go in – it doesn’t specify where the hot and ground wires should be placed.

b. The wires coming off the motor are much larger than the holes in the plug-in.

Can you help mechanically impaired gent out???

how many volt is your ap? I bet this is nothing a tech at minnkota couldn’t help you with over the phone… or motorclinic

Yeah, I was actually going to run down to Motor Clinic after work. Anyone know their hours?

It is a 24v 65lb unit.

Hours are listed here:

Motor Clinic

Not a hard job. A volt meter make the job a lot easier. Do you have 2 or 4 wires to your recepticle? Is your plug a 2 prong or 4 prong?

-J.

Jon,
The receiver has 3 prongs, and there are 2 wires that need to be installed; but the receiver actually has 3 places where wires could be placed.

Ok Mike here is what I remember from 3 years ago. The last time I had this same problem. There are 3 places for the wire because 1 & 2 are for most motors. The 3 rd receiver is if you hae an automatic deploy on your trolling motor (advantage). The 3rd wire runs a 12 volt system that runs the motor on the deploy system seperate from your 24 volt system. I think mine is hooked up to either the main battery or in a 12 volt fashion off of the 24 volts???? Mine was wired for #1 & 2 to go to the trolling motor. I believe #1 was hot (red) and #2 black (negative) I think I had to trial and error this part??? Do not remember???? I had this very same issue when I put on my PD and advantage. Call me with any ?’s.

Hey,

Thanks for that info! I’ll put my Carharts on tonight, and pretend I know what I’m doing……

Ok, I think I have the plug wired in. What a tangle of wires underneath my center rod console. My boat has wires for a 3 bank charger; a 36 volt system; plus more wiring coming from the back in case there is a transom mount motor.

Anyways, here is 1 more question. To create a 24volt system, I run a jumper cable from the + end of 1 battery to the – end of the other battery, right? No other connections are needed??

Also, is there anything I should be aware of when drilling for the quick release bracket?

I forgot to add something that may help others down the road.
To properly set up the wires in the male plug in, you should pull the female plug off of the boat. Look to see which holes the hot and ground lead are connected to. Then, make sure the same holes are used in the male plug in. I can thank the guys at Motor Clinic for this bit of info…

Yes, to make the 24 volt connection, you connect the + on one battery to the – on the other.

Also, instead of pulling apart the female end of the connector, simply use a volt meter to determine the hot plug. (Or Pos/Neg) Some boats like mine run 4 seperate wires running to the plug. (2 pos and 2 neg) In my case I make the crossover connection at the plug instead of at the battery.

-J.