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    UHD56 Interference with Trolling Motor

    I've checked and the interference is there even with the TM up on 10. I've rerouted all cabling away from the power cabling for the TM, the only cabling close to the TM is the cabling headed down the TM shaft to the ducer mount. I've grounded the skeg to the cranking battery negative and it did nothing to help. Running out of ideas.
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    You can try to isolate the transducer
    Get some rubber sheet/gasket material and put between the transducer and the motor make sure to include the hold down straps

    Can also try putting a Ferrite Choke on the transducer cable just before the graph

    Make sure to coil any extra transducer cable in a figure 8
    This is a good idea for any extra cable
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    Quote Originally Posted by MichAngler View Post
    You can try to isolate the transducer
    Get some rubber sheet/gasket material and put between the transducer and the motor make sure to include the hold down straps

    Can also try putting a Ferrite Choke on the transducer cable just before the graph

    Make sure to coil any extra transducer cable in a figure 8
    This is a good idea for any extra cable
    I will get some sheet rubber to isolate the transducer with. I did put the ferrite choke on today as well with no noticeable difference.
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    If you have any extra cable make sure to coil it in a figure 8

    This can neutralize noise more than you know
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    Quote Originally Posted by MichAngler View Post
    If you have any extra cable make sure to coil it in a figure 8

    This can neutralize noise more than you know
    I pulled the cable straight into a horseshoe shape away from any power cabling, as well as wound it into a figure 8. Is there any possibility I'm getting interference through my charger? I have a dedicated 60ah lithium for electronics, but its tied into the same NOCO Genius5 10x4 that everything else is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cmclairday2 View Post
    I pulled the cable straight into a horseshoe shape away from any power cabling, as well as wound it into a figure 8. Is there any possibility I'm getting interference through my charger? I have a dedicated 60ah lithium for electronics, but its tied into the same NOCO Genius5 10x4 that everything else is.
    That is possible

    Before going out on your next trip disconnect the charger from the 60ah battery
    might also disconnect it from the cranking battery as well

    Do you have a ground wire from the cranking battery to the 60ah?
    If not this might be something to try
    Make sure to put an inline 1amp fuse on the ground wire
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    Quote Originally Posted by MichAngler View Post
    That is possible

    Before going out on your next trip disconnect the charger from the 60ah battery
    might also disconnect it from the cranking battery as well

    Do you have a ground wire from the cranking battery to the 60ah?
    If not this might be something to try
    Make sure to put an inline 1amp fuse on the ground wire
    I will try this, thank you
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    I chased interference for a year with my Terrova. I done all the above and more. Mine was clear when motor off,and clear when on HI speed,sucked everywhere else.
    I bought a Force to fix it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swamprat View Post
    I chased interference for a year with my Terrova. I done all the above and more. Mine was clear when motor off,and clear when on HI speed,sucked everywhere else.
    I bought a Force to fix it.
    This is very encouraging news for sure.
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