hey Guys… I have a minn kota 24 VOLT 80 lb thrust Riptide trolling motor that has the variable speed control board in it, that has burned out again… QUESTION…..??? IS THERE ANYWAY TO BYPASS THAT CONTROL BOARD AND INSTALL SOME KIND OF SIMPLE 3 SPEED SWITCH….?
PLEASE HELP…THANKS…DAN
No need to yell. Call me crazy, but I would just replace the board as that’s how the motor was designed to be used…
Not the answer you’re looking for, so feel free to play some leapfrog during recess.
LOL… I’m not yelling… I’M CRYING…LOL.
After replacing 4 boards at 180.00 a piece over the last 8 yrs… i’m ready to try some other variable switch combo… thanks…Dan
A DC speed controller with the appropriate voltage and amp rating is what you are looking for.
Like this…
http://www.amazon.com/Stepless-Controller-Forward-Reverse-Governor/dp/B01M5F5UDS
It will also require you to figure out the appropriate weatherproofing and cooling.
Reading the reviews it looks like a couple people have tried that unit on trolling motors with success.
I’d replace the board but before using it make sure your wire size is right that you have the correct circuit breaker and don’t run your batteries below 1/2 charge. If all those things are OK might be better to put the money toward a new or used TM.
I would start by looking at the wire size. There is something causing you to burn through boards. Might be a small short in the wire or something.
I would write a detailed letter/email or place a call to Minnkota and ask to speak with a Manager in customer service (with pictures of receipts if you have them) explaining the 4 repairs and the time & effort you’ve put into getting their product to perform the way it should.
I suspect you’ll get a nice reply back with a free board or maybe even a free motor replacement…I’ve never had a company not provide great customer service when I speak with them politely and show that their product was flawed, not something stupid I did to cause it to fail.
Munchy… I like the looks at that controller… i will probably get one.
I use this trolling motor with a AC/DC power converter for night time bowfishing. I’m not sure if the converter is sending out too much at times or not… don’t think so. last week the TM was just lying across my deck… and NOT turned on… but when I started up the generator and converter… the TM control board started smoking. I have the converter hooked up to two batteries for the 24 volts.. and the TM wires are on those same post… so it’s like the converter is hooked straight to the TM.
I’d be happier if I knew someone who could fix these boards… surely there is someone out there.
I’ve been through 4 boards in 4 years… It’s probably all my fault.. but I can’t figure it out.
Munchy… I like the looks at that controller… i will probably get one.
I use this trolling motor with a AC/DC power converter for night time bowfishing. I’m not sure if the converter is sending out too much at times or not… don’t think so. last week the TM was just lying across my deck… and NOT turned on… but when I started up the generator and converter… the TM control board started smoking. I have the converter hooked up to two batteries for the 24 volts.. and the TM wires are on those same post… so it’s like the converter is hooked straight to the TM.
I’d be happier if I knew someone who could fix these boards… surely there is someone out there.
I’ve been through 4 boards in 4 years… It’s probably all my fault.. but I can’t figure it out.
I’m not sure I completely understand the system you have your trolling motor hooked up to, but why don’t you just keep the trolling motor hooked up to 2 batteries like normal? I have a feeling your generator/converter is putting out too many volts or amps and frying your boards.
I admit I’m guilty about not unhooking my trolling motor when I charge batteries, but you are supposed to. Running it while charging it with a somewhat unknown source of power seems like it could be your problem.
when night time bowfishing you have too keep your batteries charged up all night and the only way to do that is to use a converter that puts out dc power by getting it from ac generator power… the generator runs all night… and it runs the bowfishing lights as well as the converter
when night time bowfishing you have too keep your batteries charged up all night and the only way to do that is to use a converter that puts out dc power by getting it from ac generator power… the generator runs all night… and it runs the bowfishing lights as well as the converter
You can’t just hook up the onboard chargers to an AC output on the generator??
aren’t onboard chargers the same as converters?
I guess I’m not an electrician but my guess is onboard chargers are not the same as converters. I don’t know anybody with a converter mounted to their boat to charge batteries.
If your trolling motor started smoking when you fired up the generator and converter something tells me that’s a problem…
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