thill
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Thanks. Yes, we caught a number of redfish (red drum) along with bluefish, flounder, trout and some other species. A great day on the water.
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UPDATE...
I pulled the head off the motor to start testing.
I put everything back together and Viola- She works perfectly again! She just lost contact @ one brush.
I believe the motor WAS getting hot, and that caused a melted spot in the slide that holds the brushes. Fortunately, it lost contact before causing catastrophic damage. I think I got off easily, but learned an important lesson.
From now on, 8.5 is going to be my new top speed except for a minute or two, as needed!
All is well that ends well.
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UPDATE...
I pulled the head off the motor to start testing.
- The output from the controller to the motor was giving 26V+, so the iPilot controller seemed good. (Thankfully!)
- I then ran power directly to the motor leads... nothing. Problem is down in the motor end.
- I pulled the prop and cap off the motor, and everything looked good. No obvious burned spots on the armature, but I definitely smelled something burned.
- I pulled the brush assembly, and they looked fine. HMMM...
- I tested the resistance of the brushes, and both were good at 0.01 ohm resistance.
- I tested the voltage of the input to the brushes and it was 26V. Not the feed wires.
- When putting the brushes back in, I noticed that one of them was sticking in a spot. Could it be that easy????
I put everything back together and Viola- She works perfectly again! She just lost contact @ one brush.
I believe the motor WAS getting hot, and that caused a melted spot in the slide that holds the brushes. Fortunately, it lost contact before causing catastrophic damage. I think I got off easily, but learned an important lesson.
From now on, 8.5 is going to be my new top speed except for a minute or two, as needed!
All is well that ends well.