So with several posts lately asking about electrical issues concerning Minnkota trolling motors
I recently had some issues myself,, every now and then I had to hit the top of the motor to get the prop to turn ,left and right directions would always work fine . So with them being on different circuits i decided to remove the cover at the top of the shaft ...heres what i found wrong
In behind the cover there is an spaded terminal connection , seems the connections had gotten hot on several occasions and melted the ends of the wires / termianls causing a poor contact between the two .
I removed the spaded connectors and stripped back the wires cleaned ad solder the tips of them then used heat shrinkable union connectors .
This time i tucked the wires back under the cover and kept them seperated ..Originally they come tight together and when they got hot they melted together...
Now I can it full speed through the Slop and won't have to worry about the wires getting hot...