Just back from a fishing trip. A lot of time was trolling with a $209 (new price) Minn Kota.
Speed is selected on the handle as step changes from 1 thru 5. Progressing from 1 to 4 gives roughly linear increments in boat speed. Setting #5 makes a huge jump in boat speed from setting #4. At least twice the speed increase, maybe even more....I wonder what causes that? No, I don't know the how and what of their throttle control. It seems fairly efficient.
A Resistor? Are you sure? That seems enormously inefficient, but maybe they are. Not that I know because I've never taken one apart to check just how it was made. My assumption was that they were some combination of electrical switching along with activating a different number of windings.
Next step might be to get some VOM info and then look at an oscilloscope picture. The Minn Kota has 12 discrete cogging points per rotation.
Roger L.
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From: Arby berntSent: Monday, May 27, 2013 8:08 PMSubject: Re: [Electric Boats] Pushing a 16 ft fiberglass WhitehallThere are two kinds of trolling motors, resistor throttle and PWM (electronically switched). Resistor throttles are inexpensive and have poor efficiency at low speeds. PWM offers good efficiency over the range of operation. Both systems have similar efficiency at wide open throttle. PWM motors tend to be built better, as they serve a premium market. Salt water compatibility is another important issue, as metals designed for fresh water can corrode in the presence of salt water.My advice would be to troll garage sales for a substantial savings....Arby
From: justaflsailor <sbl12@students.uwf.edu>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 2:20 PM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Pushing a 16 ft fiberglass Whitehall
I was curious if anybody has done this as to not reinvent the wheel.
The oat is 16ft almost canoe/ kayak shaped. It weighs about 140 lbs.
I had thought about using a cut down trolling motor, but heard they were innefficient. If somebody has in their opinion the best set up, I would love to hear.
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