Minnkota Maxxum 55# acting very odd..?

[Slyster]

I dial it up to 50% power lets say.. then up it a tiny bit... this motor stops dead for an instant and then revs up to the current setting. Everytime I up the power.. it jerks and does this again... otherwise it works fine.. just a lot of pauses in power.

I don't think it used to do this? Any tips? Place near White Bear to bring it in perhaps?

[Valv]

I think the sliding contacts are just dirty, if you can open pedal control and clean them it will be good to go again.

You can try to slide it up and down many, many times, it might clean contacts (of course do it while it's disconnected).

[Slyster]

It's not a pedal unit.. but a bow mount.. same thing though? Think throttle contacts are just dirty? That would be good news... I forgot to mention.. reverse is fine.. no pausing or stuttering at all.

[gunflint]

I have the exact same problem with my 55 # thrust Minn-Kota. I called the service center in Duluth and they said it could be several things, a few of which could take 3 weeks to fix. That was in august, I told them that I would bring it in in november. Please let me know what you find out.

[Northlander]

I have the same problem at times and its in the main power cord connection to the trolling motor. I wiggle it and its ok till I bring the shaft up and move. I just wiggle the main power cord and it goes on again.

[Slyster]

Didn't help. Maybe first I should make sure it's NOT supposed to behave like this.. I can't remember if it did that last summer or not.

So.. anyone with a maxxum when you throttle up slightly.. does it stutter.. (prop stops briefly) every time you up in a bit- causing it to jerk a bit?

Or.. if you rotate the throttle slowly.. does it smoothly just increase it's speed (no pause in power)?

[gunflint]

I'm dropping mine off on wednesday. I'll let you know when it's fixed what they say. It will probably be a few weeks.

[Slyster]

So you say your does that.. so it must NOT be a "normal" thing then eh? I might drop mine off at Fish Lectronics.. they are the closest place. I'll let you know what they find with mine too! tx.

[gunflint]

No, I don't believe that it's normal. Mine didn't start doing it until around July. Up until then it worked fine. The aggravating thing about mine is that it's dead spot is between 25 and 50 and that's where I do about 90% of my back trolling.