bigcreekdad Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 Just picked up a very nice looking Crestliner Pro 1650 Tiller on Friday. Towed up to my cabin today, and I'm loading it with my gear. Decided to check the trolling motor and get nothing. It's a Motor Guide IX5 with GPS control. Wiring to battery looks good, battery is fully charged, but nothing. There are 4 indicator lights on the motor which should have lit ups when it has juice. Of course, the dealer is 3 hours away, and was of no help over the phone (understandably with seeing everything). They had me try a couple things but nada. Anyone have any thoughts?
lew Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 Is there a fuse somewhere that may have blown ? 1
misfish Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, lew said: Is there a fuse somewhere that may have blown ? Maybe they forgot to put the fuse in ?
smitty55 Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 Apparently it's a big no no to charge the battery while still connected to the motor. 1
smitty55 Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, misfish said: Maybe they forgot to put the fuse in ? Or put in a 30A when it needs a 50A 1
bushart Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 My connections at the battery have a circuit breaker ya push in when tripped---part of the battery connection itself look for a button to push in maybe 1
bigcreekdad Posted July 12, 2021 Author Report Posted July 12, 2021 Some progress. Changed fuse, and hooked up battery ....no go. I was doing this with the motor still in the non lowered position. I decided to Lower it just to see how easy it was and voila ...two of the indicator lights came on, so battery was effectively powered to motor. The other two lights had to do with synching to wireless foot pedal. That was the next step....pushed the required button(s) on the pedal; to no effect. I did check to see if there were batteries in the pedal....there were. So, one step forward, but not far enough to get things working.
Fisherman Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 Maybe it has a water sensor and needs that for it to work, no worky in thin air, lol. 1
BillM Posted July 13, 2021 Report Posted July 13, 2021 It needs to be deployed in order to work so it doesn't turn on when stowed. This is pretty normal Also, you can leave it plugged in when charging, been doing that for years.
John Bacon Posted July 13, 2021 Report Posted July 13, 2021 6 hours ago, bigcreekdad said: Just picked up a very nice looking Crestliner Pro 1650 Tiller on Friday. Towed up to my cabin today, and I'm loading it with my gear. Decided to check the trolling motor and get nothing. It's a Motor Guide IX5 with GPS control. Wiring to battery looks good, battery is fully charged, but nothing. There are 4 indicator lights on the motor which should have lit ups when it has juice. Of course, the dealer is 3 hours away, and was of no help over the phone (understandably with seeing everything). They had me try a couple things but nada. Anyone have any thoughts? It has to be vertical to turn on. I have an Xi5. When I lift it out of the water, all the lights turn off. 1
Old Man Posted July 13, 2021 Report Posted July 13, 2021 Yup. Needs to be locked down in the vertical postion to work.
Chuck Enwinde Posted July 13, 2021 Report Posted July 13, 2021 My buddy has an IX5 and it definitely doesn't need to be deployed to work. We had to change out the batteries the other day and when the new ones were in, we tested it with the motor up on the deck. It looked like you could lose a finger if you weren't careful. Good luck bigcreekdad. It will be a sweet unit once you get it sorted out.
Old Man Posted July 13, 2021 Report Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Chuck Enwinde said: My buddy has an IX5 and it definitely doesn't need to be deployed to work. We had to change out the batteries the other day and when the new ones were in, we tested it with the motor up on the deck. It looked like you could lose a finger if you weren't careful. Good luck bigcreekdad. It will be a sweet unit once you get it sorted out. I own an Xi5. Yes it does have to be deployed Edited July 13, 2021 by Old Man
misfish Posted July 13, 2021 Report Posted July 13, 2021 Every time you post that boat I droollllll. LOL 4
John Bacon Posted July 13, 2021 Report Posted July 13, 2021 19 hours ago, Chuck Enwinde said: My buddy has an IX5 and it definitely doesn't need to be deployed to work. We had to change out the batteries the other day and when the new ones were in, we tested it with the motor up on the deck. It looked like you could lose a finger if you weren't careful. Good luck bigcreekdad. It will be a sweet unit once you get it sorted out. Mine does. Perhaps it depends on the year.
Whitespinnerbait Posted July 14, 2021 Report Posted July 14, 2021 To be deployed or not to be ???? Lol 1 1
pics Posted July 14, 2021 Report Posted July 14, 2021 I have the same trolling motor and I like it even though it can be quirky on occasion. My handheld remote works well but the foot pedal has to be synced because it doesn't work currently..
AKRISONER Posted July 14, 2021 Report Posted July 14, 2021 not to "hate" on your purchase at all, i really hope its works out for you...but man do I hear a lot of bad stuff about motorguides. Its a shame whats happening to these companies. Same goes for Minkotta lately. Long gone seemingly are the days of these things lasting 20 years.
bigcreekdad Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Finally...success! Found a short you tube video by "the Weekend Angler" that showed the process, and sequence (very important) pretty clearly for both footpedal and remote. After viewing it one more time over a cup of coffee, I decided to try again. I started with the foot pedal in the recommended sequence and...still nada. On a hunch I changed from the preloaded batteries and repeated sequence....voila! Next, the remote. It didn't work. Decided to change batteries in this. Voila again! Hopefully that is the end of my problems. Thoughts: 1) Why didn't the dealer include the instructions? 2) Why put batteries in units before they are going to be used. 3) Obviously, the dealer was wrong when he said service tech ran the motor in prep. One final comment. This unit is a whine to get back into horizontal position. At least for someone in their 70's. Any Ix5 users out there experience this? Edited July 14, 2021 by bigcreekdad
Rizzo Posted July 14, 2021 Report Posted July 14, 2021 7 hours ago, bigcreekdad said: 3) Obviously, the dealer was wrong when he said service tech ran the motor in prep. ain't that the truth!
Rizzo Posted July 14, 2021 Report Posted July 14, 2021 ..and kind of you to say the sales person was "wrong". There are other words that could be inserted here
DanD Posted July 14, 2021 Report Posted July 14, 2021 To The OP! 👍 Glad you got it working. This is no excuse for your dealer; but a friend of mine that works at a dealership. Says they are so busy selling; that service can't keep up with PDI (Pre Delivery Inspections) They just hope crap works, as the manufacturer advertised? Like I said no excuse; but even though frustrating, it was an easy fix. Go and enjoy your rig!!!! Dan. 1
John Bacon Posted July 15, 2021 Report Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, bigcreekdad said: One final comment. This unit is a whine to get back into horizontal position. At least for someone in their 70's. Any Ix5 users out there experience this? It's not has convenient as the old cable drives with a pull rope (Well, until the rope breaks). But I don't find it to be too much of an issue. Perhaps using a rope with a loop on the end will help lift it. Edited July 15, 2021 by John Bacon
AKRISONER Posted July 15, 2021 Report Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) 44 minutes ago, John Bacon said: It's not has convenient as the old cable drives with a pull rope (Well, until the rope breaks). But I don't find it to be too much of an issue. Perhaps using a rope with a loop on the end will help lift it. This is why Garmin put a two gas shock system in the force. One for up one for down. Edited July 15, 2021 by AKRISONER
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