TM woes

Bender · 08-04-09, 11:45 PM

Well I got to the Saranac Lake area of NY and dropped the boat in. Right off the bat the TM felt like it was running funny, kind of like an out of balance prop. After 5 minutes of it running weak it quit completely. This is a MK Maxxum 70/SC, so no digital board. The switch is OK since it will not run on cont. either. Also I made sure the batteries are 100% charger amd checked them by using a second charger that read the same. Circuit breaker is also ON. Any ideas? Hopefull I will get the pedal apart tomorrow but I didn't see anything bad.

1FASTLASER · 08-05-09, 06:33 AM

Hey Bender. Check and see how the motor rotates. Does it do it fairly freely or have a slight drag to it. The out of balance statement by you makes me think that maybe one of the bearings may have gone out ......hopefully it didnt short out the armature.

nofearengineer · 08-05-09, 09:27 AM

When you say out of balance...does it actually have a wobble to it? Or does it seem like it's only getting power to the prop for part of its revolution?

Jigger · 08-05-09, 11:50 AM

the last one that quit completely on me had water in it but it didn't wobble before it quit.

Bender · 08-06-09, 09:28 AM

I usually keep a full toolkit in my truck but didn't pack it this time since I was going through Canada amd I have years of immigration problems.

Anyway I tried to check everything I could but see nothing obvious. When it felt out of balance it was just down on power and kind of made a little vibration. I'll check everything with a meter when I get home tomorrow, hopefully it's not dead.

I did manage to fish a little just using a drift sock and caught some nice smallies.

Bender · 08-07-09, 01:26 AM

Finally got home and took it all apart. Found the plastic part that holds the brushes melted so that the brushes couldn't move. Also found a ton of fishing line on the shaft.

Hopefully my local MK service center has the brush kit.

nofearengineer · 08-07-09, 01:54 AM

Ouch...I feel that pain, Bender.

You know, all of the fishing line on the shaft might have been a contributing factor to the brush meltdown. Anybody who fishes with me knows I pcik up any stray fishing line I find in the water, even if it's not mine. It may be my motor I am saving someday.

Hope you get her running again soon. Congrats on making lemonade and catching those smallies.

WTL · 08-07-09, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Ouch...I feel that pain, Bender.

You know, all of the fishing line on the shaft might have been a contributing factor to the brush meltdown. Anybody who fishes with me knows I pcik up any stray fishing line I find in the water, even if it's not mine. It may be my motor I am saving someday.

Hope you get her running again soon. Congrats on making lemonade and catching those smallies.

Me too. 2 weeks ago my dad watched in disbelief as I pulled a basketball sized wad of trotline out of the water and threw it in my bildge just to get it out of the lake. We all should do our part.

Bender · 08-07-09, 10:38 AM

I always pick up any trash and line that is floating around or that I can reach too and stuff it in my cooler, try to leave the lake a better place than I find it. I guess this time I was picking up line that I couldn't see too. I better pull the big prop and check it too.

Edit:Got new brushes and the plastic holder and it is working again. My local place didn't have a kit with all the seals so I will get that ordered online and do a full rebuild of the lower part and should be good to go for a long time.

08-04-09, 11:45 PM	#1
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	TM woes Well I got to the Saranac Lake area of NY and dropped the boat in. Right off the bat the TM felt like it was running funny, kind of like an out of balance prop. After 5 minutes of it running weak it quit completely. This is a MK Maxxum 70/SC, so no digital board. The switch is OK since it will not run on cont. either. Also I made sure the batteries are 100% charger amd checked them by using a second charger that read the same. Circuit breaker is also ON. Any ideas? Hopefull I will get the pedal apart tomorrow but I didn't see anything bad.

08-05-09, 06:33 AM	#2
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Hey Bender. Check and see how the motor rotates. Does it do it fairly freely or have a slight drag to it. The out of balance statement by you makes me think that maybe one of the bearings may have gone out ......hopefully it didnt short out the armature. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

08-05-09, 09:27 AM	#3
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	When you say out of balance...does it actually have a wobble to it? Or does it seem like it's only getting power to the prop for part of its revolution? __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-07-09, 01:54 AM	#7
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Ouch...I feel that pain, Bender. You know, all of the fishing line on the shaft might have been a contributing factor to the brush meltdown. Anybody who fishes with me knows I pcik up any stray fishing line I find in the water, even if it's not mine. It may be my motor I am saving someday. Hope you get her running again soon. Congrats on making lemonade and catching those smallies. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-07-09, 10:38 AM	#9
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I always pick up any trash and line that is floating around or that I can reach too and stuff it in my cooler, try to leave the lake a better place than I find it. I guess this time I was picking up line that I couldn't see too. I better pull the big prop and check it too. Edit:Got new brushes and the plastic holder and it is working again. My local place didn't have a kit with all the seals so I will get that ordered online and do a full rebuild of the lower part and should be good to go for a long time. Last edited by Bender; 08-07-09 at 07:20 PM.

08-05-09, 11:50 AM	#4
Jigger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 490	the last one that quit completely on me had water in it but it didn't wobble before it quit.

08-06-09, 09:28 AM	#5
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I usually keep a full toolkit in my truck but didn't pack it this time since I was going through Canada amd I have years of immigration problems. Anyway I tried to check everything I could but see nothing obvious. When it felt out of balance it was just down on power and kind of made a little vibration. I'll check everything with a meter when I get home tomorrow, hopefully it's not dead. I did manage to fish a little just using a drift sock and caught some nice smallies.

08-07-09, 01:26 AM	#6
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Finally got home and took it all apart. Found the plastic part that holds the brushes melted so that the brushes couldn't move. Also found a ton of fishing line on the shaft. Hopefully my local MK service center has the brush kit.

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