I was fishing and my MG digital tour 80 flipped my TM breaker a few times. Does anyone know why it would do that?
I was fishing and my MG digital tour 80 flipped my TM breaker a few times. Does anyone know why it would do that?
Triton 19 XS Elite, 225 Mercury Pro XS, Minn Kota Ultrex 112, Hydrowave H2, Twin 8' Power Pole Blades, Power Pole CHARGE, Lowrance HDS 12 and 16 at console, Lowrance HDS 9, Garmin LiveScope at bow, Mercmonitor, Rigid Industries Deck lights and other stuff to come that will make me go more broke
Where you going full power for an extended period of time?
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Not really. Seem like I was on a low speed when it happened
Triton 19 XS Elite, 225 Mercury Pro XS, Minn Kota Ultrex 112, Hydrowave H2, Twin 8' Power Pole Blades, Power Pole CHARGE, Lowrance HDS 12 and 16 at console, Lowrance HDS 9, Garmin LiveScope at bow, Mercmonitor, Rigid Industries Deck lights and other stuff to come that will make me go more broke
What size is the breaker?
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It's a 50 amp
Triton 19 XS Elite, 225 Mercury Pro XS, Minn Kota Ultrex 112, Hydrowave H2, Twin 8' Power Pole Blades, Power Pole CHARGE, Lowrance HDS 12 and 16 at console, Lowrance HDS 9, Garmin LiveScope at bow, Mercmonitor, Rigid Industries Deck lights and other stuff to come that will make me go more broke
What kind of breaker is it? I've seen the cheap ones that are no larger than a one inch square with the tiny red button on the side and 2 small posts for the wire and they're rated at 50 amps go bad with the insides full of corrosion.
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2023 Mercury Racing 300R
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Originally Posted by AllyFishing
Triton 19 XS Elite, 225 Mercury Pro XS, Minn Kota Ultrex 112, Hydrowave H2, Twin 8' Power Pole Blades, Power Pole CHARGE, Lowrance HDS 12 and 16 at console, Lowrance HDS 9, Garmin LiveScope at bow, Mercmonitor, Rigid Industries Deck lights and other stuff to come that will make me go more broke
hmmm...those are the good ones. No idea. Maybe test with an amp meter sometime on the water with someone along to hold the leads of the meter in between the 2 hot leads coming before the breaker. right at the battery.
ASk someone who know DC voltage and testing over me. I ask my friend who is an electrician and he helps me troubleshoot stuff.
2013 Allison XB-21 BasSport Pro
2023 Mercury Racing 300R
Bravo FS 30P
ProMax 30P
Has this setup worked long-term before this problem? Don't know for sure about MG, but MK recommends a 60A breaker for their 80lb motor. The Xi5 80lb motor draws 56A max, so a 50A breaker will be a problem.
Breakers do go bad.
Might be worthwhile to pull the prop on the TM to check for line. That can bog the motor down and increase current draw.
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity,
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Thats what I did. There is no line. Yes it's been working. Fine. Iv had the breaker flip when iv been stuck in mind but it ween to be getting worse. Maybe the breaker is going out
Triton 19 XS Elite, 225 Mercury Pro XS, Minn Kota Ultrex 112, Hydrowave H2, Twin 8' Power Pole Blades, Power Pole CHARGE, Lowrance HDS 12 and 16 at console, Lowrance HDS 9, Garmin LiveScope at bow, Mercmonitor, Rigid Industries Deck lights and other stuff to come that will make me go more broke
I think if it was my boat I'd get the 60A version of that breaker and see how it goes. Best part of this advice is that I'm not out any money if it doesn't work!
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Have you looked at the connections in the plug?
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Before you go to a higher rated CB, find the rating for your TM. The last thing you need is a fire because you over rated the breaker and defeated the safety guidelines of the wire. The breaker is for wire protection. First off, make sure the connection is solid. Once bolts loosen the heat and amperage increase which can then cause a CB to trip. Then check the wiring. How long has it been in the boat? High amperage/heat will degrade the insulation.
Because they're in a moisture environment, there's a chance the breaker is bad. But if you've been using 50 amps w/o a problem don't go higher. And depending how old the TM is, the TM motor might be going bad.
Jones Trolling Motors might help to isolate the problem.
again, measuring the amp draw is huge in determining what is going on here. If it's not drawing an alarming amount of amps then I'd look at the breaker going bad.
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2023 Mercury Racing 300R
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