watersnake venom problem, help please

emmo · #1 14-05-2015, 01:58 AM

Hi All,

I'm having trouble with my watersnake venom etw54 transom mount. all of a sudden its stopped working, the red light lights up to say there is power but when I turn the handle for power nothing really happens.. it might make a little bit of sound and turn really slow but then just stop like if it had a flat battery. I've tried a few batteries so its not that.

Any help or advise would be fantastic thanks

CK · #2 14-05-2015, 03:48 AM

connections?
every time i have had problems, it has been because of poor connections

emmo · #3 14-05-2015, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by CK

connections?
every time i have had problems, it has been because of poor connections

I just checked all the connection with multi meter and test light there are fine. Seems it works when i turn the handle to speeds 1-5 then turn the prop with my hand to get it going. it'll either spin for awhile (15-45 secs) or do one or two turns and stop again

RyanW · #4 14-05-2015, 06:22 AM

Take the prop off and have look around the shaft sometimes discarded fishing line and get wrapped around it I found a heap of braid wrapped around my old prop and shaft when I put new one in on my minn-Kota.

emmo · #5 14-05-2015, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by RyanW

Take the prop off and have look around the shaft sometimes discarded fishing line and get wrapped around it I found a heap of braid wrapped around my old prop and shaft when I put new one in on my minn-Kota.

Yeah mate, prop is off now. nothing there. doing a bit of research and i think i am getting somewhere. looking like it could be the brushes or bearings. i'll have to inspect it tomorrow i guess. feel free to vent your ideas still people