musky_man Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 HI, I don't have a lot of time to post these days, but I hope those that know me are all doing well. In any event, I have a question. I have gone through 2 Minn Kota foot control pedals that loose their capacity to steer. Seems to be the pedal itself is at fault. I was talking to Adam this summer (Reef Hawg) and he suggested that it might be the solonoid switch. I have not tried that yet, but was wondering if there are others who are having issues with these things. I'd bet I have no more than 30 hours on them before they poop out. Anyone have any other thoughts and has anyone tried to replace these switches on their own. I understand that Aikmens might carry them and they are not that expensive. Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I have no idea Mark but I imagine that if it's a known problem with the pedals, Minn-Kota should be replacing the faulty parts free of charge at their authorized service shops. Especially after only 30 hours of service. MotorGuide is taking a bite out of their market share these days so, if I was Minn-Kota...... Good luck with it, Bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookset Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) Do a search here on Minn Kota, you'll find quite a few posts on the topic. I'm on my second. 2 friends of mine have blown theirs up too. In future I'm buying Motorguide. Cost 120 bucks to replace at Rockies in Orillia. But if you are on your second I'm sure you know that. I need more coffee. Hookset. Edited October 20, 2007 by Hookset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeeter99 Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) what kind of foot pedal? the cable type or the electronic type ,I have had both (minn-kota) and 1 cable steer motorguide the electronic type(small pedal)minn kota are crap they work good for a couple of years, but they get dirt and crap in them and dont work took mine apart a couple of time to clean the contacts on the little circuit board (microfilm) and would work **until it got dirty again(corrosion etc) the cable type are bullet proof, the only problems you usually get are since the trolling motor is on the bow of the boat, the pounding of the waves usually *and has happened to me** loosens the connections to the potentiometer and swithes on the pedal (they are not soldered, just butt connectors) do yourself a favour 1. solder the connections or 2. remove connections crimp them down a bit (a little dielectric grease would not hurt here)and re-install with a snugger fit I would stick with the minkota if you are a bass fisherman they are much better at going through the slop (experience) and the design of the motorguide and minkota cable steer are *identical* except minkota's foot control is big and clunky were as motorguides is much more compact Edited October 20, 2007 by skeeter99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeeter99 Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 another thing if it is the electronic foot pedal because you say it has lost the ability to steer, it could be your battery is toast it is failing under load I remember a friend of mine was doing that and he changed the battery and bingo all is good, that same friends motor would die sometimes and try it a couple minutes later and would work, he clean and or replaced the wiring back to the battery and it worked like it was new those electronic foot pedals of minn-kota are very sensitive to power IMO they are not made to last *circuit boards etc on a foot pedal out in the rain snow etc.* that is like leaving your pc on the back deck and expecting it to work after a thunderstorm LOL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky_man Posted October 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Thanks, Guys. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybo Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 With most DC electronic built today,If there is a power fluctuation(a change in amperage) the unit will shut you down. They still use resisters and capacitors,but also use a micro chip to control amps. As soon as the amp card start to read a high or low amperage the micro chip reads there is something wrong and signals to the amp card to shut down or burn out to protect parts that can over heat causing real damage or fires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Mark, there's been an on-going problem with those PD pedals for along time and it's something that is posted quite frequentely on this board. If you recall, I dumped mine after only one year because of the same thing. Get yerself a cable steer bud, and you'll never look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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