IPilot Problem

[latravcha]

Went fishing this weekend. Launched the IPilot and it would not come on. When I would push the test battery button it showed full charge but neither the green light or red light would come on. Used it two weeks ago without any issues. I have a tournament we are fishing on Friday and really need my trolling motor. Any ideas of what might be going on?

[alphaman]

Check the in line fuss

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[wishin i was fishin]

Also check the inside connections on your plug and outlet.

[MattMigues]

My dad's buddy has one and he has issues every other trip... It would upset me if I pay that kind of $ and it doesn't work every trip...

[meaux fishing]

Sounds like a voltage issue check your connections

[latravcha]

Connections and fuses are good.

[HackBluewave]

Keep a spare remote battery handy. I went out last weekend and discovered the battery on the remote was dead. The trolling motor is only 3 months new. No wireless remote and no trolling.


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[wishin i was fishin]

Originally Posted by HackBluewave

Keep a spare remote battery handy. I went out last weekend and discovered the battery on the remote was dead. The trolling motor is only 3 months new. No wireless remote and no trolling.


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True dat!, I have 2 remotes and 3 spare batteries. can never have too much redundancy.

[alphaman]

Make sure you have the right battery to! C2450N or C2540N I'll check in the morning.
Its a thick battery. The thin ones aren't the right kind. It has to have both letters

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[latravcha]

Originally Posted by wishin i was fishin

True dat!, I have 2 remotes and 3 spare batteries. can never have too much redundancy.

I keep 2 in the boat

It ended up being the board that went out. Thankfully it was covered under warranty. The only cost to me was the 90$ overnight shipping because I needed fixed before tomorrow because of a tournament I'm fishing on Friday.

[alphaman]

Here is the correct battery number and size

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[cajun bill]

Just sold my iPilot so I would be able to buy the "new and improved" version of the self-deploying Ulterra that is supposed to be coming out "soon". At my age, I found the deployment of the iPilot sorta awkward and when picking it up to stow, I often almost fell overboard if there was a pretty decent chop. The new version is supposed to have an improved Spotlock and also has a jogging feature that should be useful. From what I hear, the Spotlock improvement is going to be handled by having an additional gps receiver that will mount elsewhere in the boat. I don't know if it will be wireless or wired back to the tm itself.

BTW, if anyone who has an iPilot (or Ulterra) and wants a way to prevent the nose of the tm mount from sticking out over the bow when launching and picking up your boat, I found a solution to that problem.

[alphaman]

Whats the solution? I'd like to know

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[B Shark]

Loosen a screw (big plastic head) and slide the mount forward or backward (forward to fish, backward to trailer). There are also holes in the mounts you can line up and run a padlock or trailer lock through.

[fishing]

my good friend had two (new one on old boat and new one on new boat, they worked great the first 2 times out and then the same thing happened, full battery light and unit would not respond, it worked after changing the inline fuse then stopped after 20 min, I would think maybe putting this on an actual circuit breaker rather than the whimpy glass fuse it comes with ......... just a suggestion.

[monsojay]

A buddy of mine just had the same issue. Brought it to Superior Trolling Motor in Lafayette and it ended up being a faulty control board. Since the trolling motor was under 2 years old, they made the fix free of charge. Not positive if this is your problem but definitely something to look into.

[Jadams]

Relearn it


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[Jadams]

Hold learn button till beeps on head then push remote button


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[cajun bill]

Originally Posted by B Shark

Loosen a screw (big plastic head) and slide the mount forward or backward (forward to fish, backward to trailer). There are also holes in the mounts you can line up and run a padlock or trailer lock through.

Not sure what mount you're talking about, but the only sliding ones I've found are the MK 47 which is not really a sliding mount, but more a removable mount; the Slide Maxx that the company is very proud of in that the price (for the new model) is supposed to be between $275 and $290 (according to the company rep who I communicated with recently) and the one from R&R Design which is $150+ shipping of about $20. Guess which one I ordered? BTW, it's also the one Skeeter mounts on their new boats when ordered.

[B Shark]

I had the TM installed on the boat when I bought it, I assume the mount is a Minn Kota. It is removable (therefore the padlock holes) and can be adjusted to two different spots. I don't know a model number, sorry.