cannon 5st downrigger,s

[signalman]

In the last month i have had 2printed circuit boards on two different downrigger,s and last fall i had the same problem on another rigger has anyone else been having problem,s like this.Thant,s 3 circuit board,s in 6 month,s all on different rigger,s.

[mr 580]

Check your battery voltage both fully charged and after a days trolling.  Also how old are your batteries.  I had electrical “issues” several years ago and determined the batteries weren’t holding voltage levels high enough.  I’d always used load tests to check battery condition and the batteries would load test in the green however voltage wouldn’t be high enough for electronics to operate correctly.  I’m planning to replace batteries every 3 seasons and now check voltage more than load to determine replacement.  The high speed riggers take more electricity than the old mag 10’s.

[signalman]

Thank,s for the head.s up i will check them for voltage and load to determine which way i should go with them,I am also going to install a heavier gauge wire from battery to the buss and a new fuseblock,i hope that takes care of it.