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Checking your TM Connections


Wanaflatsfish

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I did a routine maint. on the TM for the Ulterra...I noticed that I was having some potential connection issues when I started..I thought it might be the battery..but when I opened the battery tender, I noticed that the connections were tight, but, were able to be moved- just slightly....so, I used a new lock nut washer and cranked it down....i also put on a cord tamer and cleaned all the connections with steel wool and sprayed everything with some Inox....and LPS under the connections....

I also changed the position of the Yetti to the port side to better balance the load (let's see), and it allows me to open the front hatch....

 

I have found that the 17T runs a bit better with weight forward....with me and DonH on the stern, it should now balance and maybe with a little tab, should run well....let's see.

Here are some pics....I was amazed how much corrosion was forming to the connections just after 6 months....a good reminder to all of us....

 

27599510146_a75a64d4a2_z.jpgIMG_1030 by Dino Cardelli, on Flickr

 

27599510246_9aabe63db7_z.jpgIMG_1032 by Dino Cardelli, on Flickr

 

27355743250_43680ff284_z.jpgIMG_1031 by Dino Cardelli, on Flickr

 

27355743340_6eb371a370_z.jpgIMG_1034 by Dino Cardelli, on Flickr

 

27355743440_86cffb164c_z.jpgIMG_1036 by Dino Cardelli, on Flickr

 

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11 hours ago, Wanaflatsfish said:

Yep.....you are right...I'll be checking it more frequently...I do spray Inox every trip...but, it was still building some green...I took it apart and cleaned it well....took about 15 min..yes, it's exposed....but, that darn thing works well.....

They are great connectors.

 

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On 6/13/2016 at 9:12 AM, FunFlatsFishing said:

Spent some time yesterday disassembling and cleaning my Marinco plug. If it goes bad one more time, I am switching to battery tender.

It is unfortunate that these go bad so often because it is such simple technology.

Should just do it,  I've also seen them burn up.

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I have the Battery Tender TM plug, too. It is a top notch piece of equipment. I have one on the Maverick and it has been nothing but dependable for the past 4 years. I do coat it with Electra Guard grease routinely. 

I would never use anything but Battery Tender.

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Here's an alternative... My plug is inside the forward hatch mounted on a piece of starboard along side with the  breaker and110V charger plug. By cutting a small groove to run the wire on the bottom of the hatch lid, the hatch closes and is still dry. The cheap Marinco plug, 110V plug and breaker are 7 years old with no corrosion. 

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On June 19, 2016 at 6:59 AM, jason p said:

Here's an alternative... My plug is inside the forward hatch mounted on a piece of starboard along side with the  breaker and110V charger plug. By cutting a small groove to run the wire on the bottom of the hatch lid, the hatch closes and is still dry. The cheap Marinco plug, 110V plug and breaker are 7 years old with no corrosion. 

Do you have a pic?

sounds interesting 

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MBC mounted TMs for a while and they used an antenna coax cable fitting in the deck with the plug below deck on a starboard bracket.  Skip or Charlie sent me a pic about 3 years ago after I put the Marineco socket in the deck. Downside is you have to take the plug off to get the TM off but it didn't leak.

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I installed one recently using this little cable pass-through fitting from West Marine: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--two-hole-wire-caps--P003_094_010_501 It just happens to be a perfect fit for 10-ga. trolling motor cable. 

For people who take their trollers on and off all the time, it wouldn't be a good solution, because you have to unscrew and remove the fitting to pull the terminals on the ends of the wires through.

But I only take mine off two or three times a year when I leave it in a motel parking lot overnight, so it works well for me. Reasonably watertight, cleaner looking and lower profile than most pass-through fittings, takes maybe 5 minutes to disconnect and remove the motor when you want to, and avoids the corrosion issues with plugs. Way cheaper too.

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