Minn Kota only goes in reverse

[matt194]

My Minn kota all terrain 40 only goes in reverse. I hooked the wires directly to the battery and they almost soldered themselves to the battery. I tested the voltages at the output of the speed switch and got 9.8V when in reverse speed 1 and 0V on all forward speeds. I suspect the speed switch is bad but could there be another reason this is happening? Why would the wires have melted to the battery terminals? Thanks

 

[PondTunes]

Re: Minn Kota only goes in reverse

did you just touch them to the batt? if you've got a loose connection there it can cause a lot of heat to build up real fast.

 

[matt194]

Re: Minn Kota only goes in reverse

I have a battery with nuts on the post and I locked the wire in with the nuts. I only ran the motor for a few seconds in reverse and maybe 10 seconds in forward (which didn't spin the motor). I'm thinking there is a short when put in forward and thats what melted the wires.