taking care of your leccy

JAYRO · #1 05-05-2012, 03:16 AM

Just wondering if after a wash down do you guys spray anything on the leccy's to help prolong their life at all and if so what do you use?

cheers
Jase

matt jorg · #2 05-05-2012, 04:16 AM

Just a good fresh wash, run the prop while hosing it and give the foot pedal a light spray wish fresh standing up on its side to drip dry.

I never spray my unit or foot pedal especially, I clogged the last pedal up as all dirt and sand sticks to whatever you've sprayed into it!
Cost me 140 for a new pedal, 1st one lasted 2 months thanks to me spraying inox in and on the controls..... Lesson learnt !

Bobby Bass · #3 08-05-2012, 04:54 AM

Keep water away from the head and foot pedal, it will only cause corrosion and water damage.

I wash the whole electric (excluding head) with the hose and then with a soapy sponge. I wipe the head down with a moist rag. I spray inox all over the lower end and all bolts and nuts. Never spray inox on your foot pedal, nothing but dramas comes from doing that.

Cheers
Chris

BloodWorm · #4 08-05-2012, 04:57 AM

Regarding the pedal maintenance

http://www.breammaster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44242

JAYRO · #5 08-05-2012, 08:53 PM

thanks for the replies. Appreciate it.

cheers
Jase

Bobby Bass · #6 09-05-2012, 04:41 AM

I read the other thread on this and it does say minkota reccomend washing your foot pedal with water. I wouldnt do that, I have had many problems with foot pedals when you wash them. The ones that have lasted me the most time have been kept dry. If they get a salty wash by accident it may be needed.

Cheers
Chris

forsterfisho · #7 09-05-2012, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Bass

I read the other thread on this and it does say minkota reccomend washing your foot pedal with water. I wouldnt do that, I have had many problems with foot pedals when you wash them. The ones that have lasted me the most time have been kept dry. If they get a salty wash by accident it may be needed.

Cheers
Chris

I had my footpedal playing up by oversteering, I washed mine out with some fresh water and hung it up to dry and the problem was fixed. I suppose some salt was sitting around something it wasn't meant to?
I guess cleaning it with water sparingly could be the best of both worlds?