by DWL » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:51 pm
by DWL » Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:10 pm
by Crawfish » Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:07 am
by DWL » Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:28 am
by Salty » Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:00 pm
by Crawfish » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:44 am
Salty wrote:False DWL. All kinds of things can affect your voltage:
The depth of wire you are fishing;
The length of your straps from wire to lead;
The condition of your leads and or wire,
The salinity of the water;
The combination of zincs and metal Under the boat, and their condition;
Leaks from bilge pumps and high water sensors;
Faulty speed sensor on your transducer;
Corrosion and leakage from innumerable wire connections
Broken shaft brush.
To name just a few of the ones I have experienced.
by JKD » Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:26 pm
by tunaddict » Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:18 pm
by Trnaround » Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:21 am
by Crawfish » Thu Feb 05, 2015 12:28 pm
JKD wrote:I agree with both Salty & Crawfish on the listed items affecting change in your line voltage. A few others come to mind:
Build-up of conducting material (grass, seaweed, gurry, jellyfish) on gurdy mounts that can defeat the isolation system you have devised;
Type of Material used for straps between wires and leads;
Condition of straps between wires and leads (whether or not they are saturated with salt);
Storing leads in a metallic cannonball holder without isolating leads from holder;
Intermittant grounding of system by allowing trolling wire to touch the side of the boat while hauling or setting-out the line in a strong cross-current.
A quality digital multi-tester is a troller's best friend. If you don't have one - get one. If you don't understand how to use one - get a "refresher course" from someone familiar with testing for DC current. Good luck.
by Lulu » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:48 pm
by tunaddict » Sat Feb 07, 2015 5:06 pm
by Salty » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:27 pm
by Trnaround » Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:10 am
by Scotthmt » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:00 am
by Lulu » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:34 pm
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