Two year old 112 Ultrex has blown 2 fuses in last 6 months. Any thoughts. Thanks
520 Ranger
2 HB 12s
Two year old 112 Ultrex has blown 2 fuses in last 6 months. Any thoughts. Thanks
520 Ranger
2 HB 12s
The one in the head?
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity,
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Current leaking to ground. First thing I would check is if there's water in the motor.
Mike
2019 Ranger 520L w/ 250HO ETEC G2
2011 Tracker 175TXW w/ 75HO ETEC
Yes the 3A in the head
Probably some connection between TM batteries and the cranking/electronics battery. Jump start system been used? On the run charger? Noise reduction grounding?Originally Posted by falconfish
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity,
nothing else matters.
What do you mean by noise reduction grounding?
A connection from TM negative to cranking battery negative to reduce interference in electronics.
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Will this interference blow that 3amp fuses? I know when the fuse is blown when I see the interference on my DI which is sourced from the TM mounted transducer.
No. Any kind of connection between the TM battery and the battery that powers the display will blow the fuse. The fuse protects the noise reduction circuit in the TM.
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nothing else matters.
Including the battery charger be sure to disconnect the trolling motor before turning on the charger
Last edited by lpugh; 04-01-2020 at 08:38 PM.
Thank You Leon Pugh
Thanks for the info. I’ll look at this stuff next week when I get back to my boat.
kevin
When you get to the boat, if you want some input, PM me and we can talk on the phone.
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As Catfan (John) said, if there is any connection between cranking ground and trolling motor ground it could cause the fuse to blow. It is possible to make a connection between the two, but the connection has to be made to the trolling motor battery that carries ground to the trolling motor.
John
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CatFan, thanks for the offer , I might take you up on that.
Thanks for everybody’s input , its been very helpful.
kevin
Mine has also blown the fuse twice in the last 6 months. I found a broken grounding strap on my Mercury and have been having a white powder on the skeg and edges of the trolling motor and the jack plate. Could that broken strap have caused it?
2013 BassCat Eyra
Mercury Pro XS 250
Not likely, but the white powder is a symptom of improper wiring between the battery systems that could easily cause a blown fuse.
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity,
nothing else matters.
I’ll start taking it apart tomorrow. I put a volt meter on the trolling motor plug while charging and it had 44.1 volts. That’s too high isn’t it?
thanks.
2013 BassCat Eyra
Mercury Pro XS 250
44.1V is exactly what you’d expect it to read while charging. 14.7V*3 batteries is 44.1V. Once it finishes charging it should drop down to 39.3 to 40.2V depending on the charger and mode it’s set for.
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