thumb switch on throttle control.........

Jixxxer

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I posted the other day how my trim was staying stuck in the down position,and the trim motor would continue running. Well I found a frayed power wire and repaired it. Now the trim is stuck in the up position and wont come down.(the following day it comes down but after about 45 secs. it goes back up by itself.) That obviously ruled out the power wire. So, i could tell the thumb switch in the throttle hande didnt feel right and figured that is the problem. Sind i know nothing about this I took the thumb switch out of the control and cut all three wires to see if that would stop it and it DIDNT. So does this mean the switch is still bad or not? I tried switching the relays around like some of u suggested but that didnt work either. So if it is the switch, will i need a whole new throttle control cause it looks like the switch was not made to come out and where do i get one?<br /><br />Thanks guys!!
 

StratMan290FS

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Re: thumb switch on throttle control.........

well, im not sure about your trim problem but they make trim controls that attach to the steering wheel which if your throttle thumb switch cannot be replaced, this could possibly be cheaper.
 

rickdb1boat

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Re: thumb switch on throttle control.........

HAve you checked the switch on the motor? If you cut all 3 wires and it still runs, I'd look elsewhere for the problem...
 

Jixxxer

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Re: thumb switch on throttle control.........

ridkdb1boat, that was it, I disconnected the blue and white wire from the motor switch and it i didnt have the problem anymore. The throttle switch works fine with the motor switch disconnected, so what exactly does this mean? <br />Thanks
 

rickdb1boat

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Re: thumb switch on throttle control.........

Sounds like the motor switch to me....
 
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