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Installing Minn Kota Ultrex heading sensor on my boat.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:29 am
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:29 am
So I bought the Minn Kota Ultrex for my bass boat. I installed it myself. I placed the heading sensor puck in the back of the boat. I just hooked it up directly to the battery so I could try it out. Well, that turned into 5 more trips of leaving it hooked directly. I brought my boat in to the Skeeter place to have the outboard motor serviced and I asked them to run the heading sensor wire, wire had plenty of length, to the helm so it comes on when my main power switch is turned on. My trolling motor does not come on until the power switch is on just like everything else.
Well, I picked up my boat yesterday and they decided to cut a corner. They hooked up my heading sensor to directly to my bilge pump wiring to save some time. It was connected at the bottom right by the bilge pump next to the batteries. So now the only way my trolling motor puck comes on is if I turn on the power switch and then turn on the bilge pump switch too. It's dumb. The only good thing is they did not charge me extra for this brilliant work.
So I got home and removed it from the bilge pump wiring and now I am in the same position I am in before. I looked under the steering wheel and I am not sure if I can figure out how to hook this up to the main accessory switch at the helm. So I think I am going to put an inline fuse and hook it back up directly to the battery and call it a day. The wiring for the puck is tiny. I was told that I need a 1 amp for it. Problem is I can not find a 1 amp fuse holder that is water resistance. Any idea or link to where I can buy one?
TLDR:
I need a 1 amp fuse holder for some wiring in my boat. Where can I buy it? Link?
Well, I picked up my boat yesterday and they decided to cut a corner. They hooked up my heading sensor to directly to my bilge pump wiring to save some time. It was connected at the bottom right by the bilge pump next to the batteries. So now the only way my trolling motor puck comes on is if I turn on the power switch and then turn on the bilge pump switch too. It's dumb. The only good thing is they did not charge me extra for this brilliant work.
So I got home and removed it from the bilge pump wiring and now I am in the same position I am in before. I looked under the steering wheel and I am not sure if I can figure out how to hook this up to the main accessory switch at the helm. So I think I am going to put an inline fuse and hook it back up directly to the battery and call it a day. The wiring for the puck is tiny. I was told that I need a 1 amp for it. Problem is I can not find a 1 amp fuse holder that is water resistance. Any idea or link to where I can buy one?
TLDR:
I need a 1 amp fuse holder for some wiring in my boat. Where can I buy it? Link?
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 10:23 am
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:41 am to ctiger69
Blue Seas fuse holder
You should be able to crimp this in the pos. line. Easy stuff. A 1A glass fuse is pretty easy to find.
I never never ever trust any shop to work on my boats rigging or electrical. You will get shite 99.9% of the time. And pay a premium for that shite. 12V wiring is easy to do. Nearly anyone can pull it off. And make it look respectable.
You should be able to crimp this in the pos. line. Easy stuff. A 1A glass fuse is pretty easy to find.
I never never ever trust any shop to work on my boats rigging or electrical. You will get shite 99.9% of the time. And pay a premium for that shite. 12V wiring is easy to do. Nearly anyone can pull it off. And make it look respectable.
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 10:48 am
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:45 am to RingLeader
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:57 am to RingLeader
Or just take the heading sensor off and not worry about it.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:10 am to Janky
I’ve got a Terrova I’m installing on my bot and I’m very conflicted as to whether or not to put the heading sensor on. Anyone know what it’s benefit is?
Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:06 pm to RingLeader
I think you need it to rerun tracks and use the course holding function. I use the fixed course function a whole lot trolling banks.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 4:15 pm to ctiger69
I have all my electronics wired thru a breaker to one toggle switch then fused between that and each unit
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 2/3/19 at 6:33 am to ctiger69
Shitty boat wiring pisses me off and you see it all the time. It's a major fire hazard and looks like shite.
You should have a fuse block somewhere and itll usually have open spots on it. That main power switch energizes the fuse block which is why it needs to be on for your accessories to work. Best thing to do is wire the heading sensor to one of the open spots and put a 1 amp fuse in. If you dont have open spots you need a bigger fuse block.
You should have a fuse block somewhere and itll usually have open spots on it. That main power switch energizes the fuse block which is why it needs to be on for your accessories to work. Best thing to do is wire the heading sensor to one of the open spots and put a 1 amp fuse in. If you dont have open spots you need a bigger fuse block.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 10:02 am to ctiger69
What graphs are you using?
If Lowrance HDS, hook it to the yellow wire on the power plug. That is a hot wire that is powered when you turn the unit on.
If Lowrance HDS, hook it to the yellow wire on the power plug. That is a hot wire that is powered when you turn the unit on.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 10:34 am to cbr900racer22
I agree with everything said so far. If you are re wiring, I would run the main power of your fuse block through a switch on your dash. Nothing on my boat sees power when that switch is off except for my motor, jack plate, and auto lead from the bilge pump. I have my heading sensor run to that fuse block so it turns on when my main dash switch is turned on. Running each accessory to a labeled fuse block makes it much easier to find gremlins on the water.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 11:33 am to bigbuckdj
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I agree with everything said so far. If you are re wiring, I would run the main power of your fuse block through a switch on your dash. Nothing on my boat sees power when that switch is off except for my motor, jack plate, and auto lead from the bilge pump. I have my heading sensor run to that fuse block so it turns on when my main dash switch is turned on. Running each accessory to a labeled fuse block makes it much easier to find gremlins on the water.
Crap, now I would rather hook up my wiring to the fuse block so it is controlled by my main power switch like I originally planned. Hopefully, I can figure it out. I might be posting some pictures here again later for guidance.
This post was edited on 2/3/19 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:00 pm to ctiger69
I didn’t even install it on mine. From what I read all that enable you to do is use the jog feature and move the boat 5 feet in any direction when you have spot lock on. I’ve never had any problems with mine without it.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:02 pm to ctiger69
It's very simple, routing the wires is by far the most difficult part of it.
I'm gearing up to completely rewire my boat now. Some forethought into what you have running where is a massive help. You can then pull the appropriate multiconductor wire and do a drawing of it and stuff. I'll have a laminated wiring diagram zip tied under the console when I'm done :ttf:
I'm gearing up to completely rewire my boat now. Some forethought into what you have running where is a massive help. You can then pull the appropriate multiconductor wire and do a drawing of it and stuff. I'll have a laminated wiring diagram zip tied under the console when I'm done :ttf:
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:35 pm to ctiger69
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You should have a fuse block somewhere and itll usually have open spots on it. That main power switch energizes the fuse block which is why it needs to be on for your accessories to work. Best thing to do is wire the heading sensor to one of the open spots and put a 1 amp fuse in. If you dont have open spots you need a bigger fuse b
Ok, before I start fishing a wire let me ask this question. The puck has a 12 volt wire. I hook the red wire up to the fuse box and put in a 1 amp fuse. Where do I connect the black wire?
If I can do this myself I will rewire my powerpole. When I had it installed they just hooked it directly to the battery. It would be nice to have the power pole controlled by the main power switch at the helm too.
This post was edited on 2/3/19 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 2/3/19 at 2:06 pm to ctiger69
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Where do I connect the black wire?
You should have a negative buss of wires that lead back to the battery. It needs to be on that buss. My negative buss is on my fuse block, I’ve seen them separate. Look for a bunch of other black wires.
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