T-H Marine Ranger Trolling Motor Plug

[blueblaster8]

I run a 80# minn kota fortrex, usuing a T-H Marine Ranger Trolling Motor Plug. The other day the motor just quit on me. I have >12 volts coming to the plug, but nothing at the two main power cables from the plug underneath the foot pedal. I am inclined to believe that the plug has gone bad and needs to be replaced.

Anybody else have experience with this T-H Marine plug, and any other plug in general, is it comment for them to go bad?

[Jonestrollingmotor]

The Ranger plug is probably one of the best designs in a plug, however a loose connection, either in the plug or where the terminals connect in side the plug can cause any of them to go bad. Check the connections.
John

[wall3315]

John, Do you recommend the Ranger plug over the Minn Kota plug?

[Jonestrollingmotor]

Yes, I don't like the MinnKota plug. It's small in size and you have to have an adapter to go from 6ga to the plug. More connections and I don't like extra connections.
John

[bayoufellow]

I used the Ranger style plug on my Ranger boat for 20 plus years without any issues. They were replaced as I replaced trolling motors during this time, but never replaced due to a plug malfunction. When I installed the Ultrex, it was recommended to upgrade the circuit breaker to 60 amps. This was done with a 60 amp circuit breaker with a switch. I was scanning the web for a new ranger style plug when I noticed that one of these plugs stated it had a 40 amp rating. None of the other suppliers of this ranger plug gave the amp rating. Bases on the 40 amp rating, I left the plug out of the circuit, and straight wired to the batteries(with the above 60 amp circuit breaker/switch in the circuit). This had an added benefit that my 360 screen is totally clear now. No more foggy haze.