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Old April 11th, 2006, 11:00 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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I replaced my 41 lb. thrust 12/ 24 v johnson trolling motor with a new
Minn Kota A T 65 24 volt 65 lb. thrust. It runs fine on low speed, but
when I turn it up to max it blows the short stop circuit. the breaker is
a 40 amp. do I need to go to a bigger amp or is something wired wrong?

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Old April 12th, 2006, 02:37 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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You need thicker wiring from the battery to the TM. A 65 lb should have #6
wiring Pos. and Neg.


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I replaced my 41 lb. thrust 12/ 24 v johnson trolling motor with a new
Minn Kota A T 65 24 volt 65 lb. thrust. It runs fine on low speed, but
when I turn it up to max it blows the short stop circuit. the breaker is
a 40 amp. do I need to go to a bigger amp or is something wired wrong?



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Old April 12th, 2006, 01:42 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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"BIG FISH 2006" wrote in message
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I replaced my 41 lb. thrust 12/ 24 v johnson trolling motor with a new
Minn Kota A T 65 24 volt 65 lb. thrust. It runs fine on low speed, but
when I turn it up to max it blows the short stop circuit. the breaker is
a 40 amp. do I need to go to a bigger amp or is something wired wrong?

Yep, you need heavier wiring. When you turn the speed up, the heavier draw
is overheating the wires and blowing the circuit breaker. Replace it with #
6 wiring.
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