trolling motor

[Jcris]

I have a bow mount Minn Kota Powerdrive V2 (12vdc 55) on a fish and ski. It has a handheld remote control for it that works good. It also has a foot pedal that I would like to use in addition to the remote. For me using the foot pedal is easier in some situations. It eliminates the need to look at the remote to make small course corrections. This motor/system doesn't allow for both control options. With the remote hooked up the foot pedal is not functional. To use both I've added a DPDT switch on the control panel which switches control of the drive motor from the remote to the foot pedal. This is an idea that came from one of the members here and seemed an excellent solution. It was suggested that the power source, in this case a plug, be disconnected before flipping the switch and making the connection change. I don't see why that would be necessary, do you folks? I'm only asking because I had an issue with the solid state control for the foot pedal which led to it being replaced and I don't want to make that mistake again. Any insight here would be appreciated.

 

[joeanna]

a 2=1 splitter adapter would work, but would most likly need a back-feed stop (diodes) for the none used control, I don't know the system you have, but it should be possible.

 

[gm280]

I think joeanna is talking about "Steering Diodes". They are not steering diodes in the sense of steering the trolling motor per say, but diodes that steer the voltages in certain ways to avoid conflicts with other circuits. But before I would suggest changing anything, I'd need to see the entire system first. JMHO

 

[Jcris]

Hmm,
Perhaps I should review diode use. This is not an overly complicated system. Actually seems a bit under engineered . Almost archaic by today's standards. I would think the DPDT switch would be more than adequate to separate the two circuits. Appreciate the input though