Minn Kota problems

[bigbob]

My Minn Kota 55 Power Drive will run for a few minutes then cut off and then run a few minutes and cut off again.
Everything else is working fine and it will run allday like this.
Does anyone know what might be causing this?

[willsjwills]

sounds like a bad board. just the kind of question for CANE POLE.

[Barnacle Bill]

Bigbob, check all your connections. A dirty or corroded connection can do that. If they are all good, take the top off and look for a loose wire. Physically grab the wires and shake them a little. Hopefully its something simple like that.

[Chadku]

I am not sure what your problem is, but I was out with a buddy who has a brand new model that was put on his 06 Ranger last year and this is his 3rd one in about 9 months..Doing the same thing as you described....They just keep replacing it bc it is under warranty, but no one seems to be able to figure it out...Good Luck!

[Kokomo Bob]

Most likely the control board in the foot pedal. I had 2 that did this. If you could borrow a foot control from someone and try it then you would know or eliminate that as the problem. I would give that a try before taking the whole thing off the boat and sending it to a service center. I think I paid $65 or $70 for new ones.
Hope this helps.

[PanMan_VA]

I had a poor connection on my motor that created a great deal of heat with all the current flowing through a few strands in the wire. I could run at a low speed all day; high speed a few minutes and it would cut off. After a cooling off period, it would work again. I found and fixed the connection. Everything works fine now.

[bigbob]

Thanks guys, I will check the wires and the foot control before sending it off for repairs.