The motor keeps blowing the in line fuse whenever
My motor keeps blowing the in line fuse whenever I try to increase speed of motor above 6 . i have replaced the inline fuse case and this has not helped.it seems as though whenever under a load the fuse blows.if motor is out of the water the fuse will not blow. once in the water and there is some resistance on prop then fuse will blow
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I would look at the gasket and O ring on the armature assembly letting water leak in shorting out and blowing the fuses. I am going thru the same problem now and that is my best guess as to the same problem out of water no problem in water bang!! blown fuse.
Ok, Now motor use "Special" fuses, it is like a Slow Blow, as when a Motor starts up it can and does draw many many times it's rated Current... I suspect you are NOT using the correct fuses/breaker, you sold try simply upping the Fuse rating, a bit, as long as you are sure that all is well. However you may find you actually have a fault?. Motor speed controllers, can work fine "Down Low" but when it is turned up to maximum it may draw so much current that the Fuse or breaker is tripped, or blown... have you checked out your motor rating versus fuse breaker rating, you need a bit of "Headroom" as stated with a motor. it draw as a lot of current and the system has to be flexible enough to accommodate this.