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• Total battery failure. Recharge and check voltage.
• Propeller damaged.
10.4 Motor Loses One or More Speeds
• Loose wire on rotary switch. Check wiring diagram.
• Lo
o
se connection in top housing.
• Rotary switch damaged.
• Speed coils in lower unit may be burned.
11 About Circuit breaker
During the usage of the electric outboard motor, the propeller
can sometimes get stuck
in
weeds, fishing lines, or fishing
net
s.
Sometimes, due to the variance of the water depth, the propeller can
become covered
in
silt. If those situations occur, quickly disconnect
the battery and clean the propeller. (Please DO NOT increase the
thrust of electric outboard motor to solve the problem, or it may
cause permanent damage to the electric outboard motor.)
The characteristics between the electric outboard motor and gasoline
outboard motor are different. If the propeller of the motor gets stuck,
the gasoline outboard motor will shut down to not cause any permanent
damage to the motor itself. However, the electric outboard will draw
extremely large current due to the motor stall and can generate large
amounts of heat that can damage important components in the motor
such as switch, rotor and other connecting parts or even cause serious
battery explosions.
In some muddy water areas, it can be hard for the user to recognize
that the motor is stalled. To prevent these situations from occurring, it
is strongly recommended to use circuit breaker to protect the electric
outboard motor. If the current draw of the electric outboard motor ex-
ceeds the limit of normal usage, the circuit breaker will cut off the power
automatically to prevent any possible damage to the electric outboard
