Been lurking forever folks. This one hit home as I still run an old ap/pd and have repaired it too many times to mention. Once had to buy a pedal and another was a fried “pot” on main board. All parts were tested and obtained in burnsville at rapala/ minnkota/ etc… office-repair center although that was years ago. So no clue if they still exist there and in what capacity.

Now about 7 years back I had only clockwise rotation and no “left” after TONS of research I turned up this statement quoted below in the actual tech manual found online after days of monkeying around to no avail. Sure enough the brown wire had no continuity. I could have replaced the whole wire “loom” or coil from board at base to board at head, but just ran a wire taped all the way and presto no issues for over 7 years. This fix may not help you if yours is counterclockwise only. But this is the manual techs would use. So good luck and hope it helps.

Effects of Broken or Intermittent Wires in Coil Cords
¾ If either the yellow or green coil cord wires are broken or intermittent, the steering with the foot pedal will not
function or will be intermittent. AP function will not be affected in any way (the AP light will be lit when AP is
turned on and the motor will track and hold a heading in the normal AP manner).
¾ If the brown wire in the coil cord is broken or intermittent, the AP will not function. If the AP function was turned
on, it will turn off and the AP indicator will not be lit. Steering with the foot pedal will be clockwise only,
regardless if either the left or right side of the steering pedal is pressed.
¾ If either the white or small black coil cord wires are broken or intermittent, the steering function will be
inoperative or intermittent. The motor will not respond to the foot pedal, and the AP will not track a heading even
though the AP indicator light is lit.
¾ If the small red coil cord wire is broken or intermittent, the foot pedal steering will be inoperative or
intermittent. If the AP function was turned on, it will turn off and the AP indicator light will not be lit, and the AP
system will not function

Attachments:

1. Minn-Kota-Repair-Manual.pdf

P.S. I just did a quick google and it is motor clinic as discussed and is right next door to vexilar/ rapala offices in the same office complex in burnsville and I thought they were “tied”. If they still have it there is a fixture or “jig” setup right at the parts counter where you can plug in a foot control and or main board that is in the base where the housing meets your bow (not motor) to test and then they did also supply parts right at the counter. I do understand the parts might be legacy or amazon items now but just throwing it out there……

If wires in loom are damaged situation go/ nogo.
Effects of Broken or Intermittent Wires in Coil Cords
¾ If either the yellow or green coil cord wires are broken or intermittent, the steering with the foot pedal will not
function or will be intermittent. AP function will not be affected in any way (the AP light will be lit when AP is
turned on and the motor will track and hold a heading in the normal AP manner).
¾ If the brown wire in the coil cord is broken or intermittent, the AP will not function. If the AP function was turned
on, it will turn off and the AP indicator will not be lit. Steering with the foot pedal will be clockwise only,
regardless if either the left or right side of the steering pedal is pressed.
¾ If either the white or small black coil cord wires are broken or intermittent, the steering function will be
inoperative or intermittent. The motor will not respond to the foot pedal, and the AP will not track a heading even
though the AP indicator light is lit.
¾ If the small red coil cord wire is broken or intermittent, the foot pedal steering will be inoperative or
intermittent. If the AP function was turned on, it will turn off and the AP indicator light will not be lit, and the AP
system will not function

Have been a long time lurker/ member but really no posts.

I hit submit on a my experiences with these units, but it seemed to go to lala land. So I will repost and say I successfully repaired my ap/pd with minimal effort over the years with the testing/ replacement of a bad foot control and main board that fried a “pot”.

This was all done years ago at minnkota/ rapala/ etc… main offices/ repair center in burnsville up by dans southside. It has been years so I am not sure what capacity they operate now.

Last repair was 7 years ago with a clockwise only situation and after days of monkeying around with the foot control and other I found the actual tech guide for these models and sure enough the brown wire situation listed below solved the problem in the main loom, so in lieu of buying a whole loom I ran a wire taped along the loom and presto still working to this day. Now I understand you may have the opposite of my issue but bar none this guide “should” solve your issues. If nothing else others can use it in the future.

Attachments:

1. Minn-Kota-Repair-Manual-1.pdf

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Just spoke with Mary M from Mn Dot who is overseeing the bridge project. She spoke to the Washington Cty Water Patrol and it is open for fishing on Mn and Wisc borders on either side of no wake channels…. 5/30/13 12:15pm

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I realize this was posted as of 5/30/13. But I just found a quote from this same Mary M that she gave the Star Trib on 5/25/13 See:
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/208888321.html
“The hourglass-shaped navigation channel through the two piers will be marked by red and green buoys that were being put into place on Friday, said Mary McFarland Brooks, spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). No boat traffic will be allowed between the buoys and shorelines on either side.”

So it seems to me that the Woman in charge of the projects public relations and should be “in the know” of all that relates to said bridge project also has no real clue as to what the regulations the DOT imposed/ approved for use on the river have to do with the public she serves. Why did she contact water patrol to find out if you can fish in a closed zone? If she clearly stated to the news media that no boating will be permitted within the closed zone. I am not going to boat within the closed zone until she makes a retracted statement to the public and/ or receive the go ahead in hard copy form directly from MNDNR / Washington county water patrol / WIDNR etc…. I have also emailed Mary my thoughts here. In an era of homeland security being top priority I am thinking that boating in a stated closed area around bridges/ structures etc… raises flags for LEO. I don’t want to be the one raising any flags anywhere unless I can provide the LEO approaching me a hard copy of a communication with their superiors stating I have a right to fish in this area if I am in any way hassled on the matter.

Longtime visitor, New member today as soon as I saw the op to get in on the fun and a free reason to also get back to red myself after 4 years never hurts. Please count me in!