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      kennyh reacted to tico's post in the thread Maxpower Thruster not working! with Like Like.
      Yes, the contactors are made by Albright.... replacement Tip kits are available, and it's an easy job to change. Look at forklift truck...
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      kennyh replied to the thread Maxpower Thruster not working!.
      Following up on this….. relay worked fine for my boat relocation to Portavadie 👍🏻 Now planning to overhaul the contacts on the relay...
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      kennyh reacted to 47GC's post in the thread Loch Lomond Marina with Sad Sad.
      Pics from this morning. Looks like my v39 has only suffered some small cosmetic damage to stsrboard. However she lost 3 fenders and two...
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      kennyh reacted to Seastoke's post in the thread Maxpower Thruster not working! with Like Like.
      That’s a good result , but the contacts have a coating on them, so once you file the pitting off , it will fail again but could weld...
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      kennyh reacted to Bouba's post in the thread Maxpower Thruster not working! with Like Like.
      I don’t know about your particular thruster….but if it has carbon brushes…I would thoroughly clean the old carbon dust…and check whether...
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      kennyh reacted to Zing's post in the thread Maxpower Thruster not working! with Like Like.
      It looks like an Albright contactor. I’d replace it or the contacts as a minimum. Once this happens it is prone to repeat quite soon.
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      kennyh replied to the thread Maxpower Thruster not working!.
      I gave it just a few brushes with the emery board (as recommended by the distributor) so hopefully all ok. I do plan to strip later to...
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      kennyh replied to the thread Maxpower Thruster not working!.
      An update: Joystick was not the problem… it tested ok. Problem was the Solenoid/Relay contact surfaces to switch on power for Motor...
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      kennyh replied to the thread Maxpower Thruster not working!.
      Agreed. I’ll do a continuity test on the harness and the switches before stripping the joystick down. The difficulty is that it is a 6...
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      kennyh replied to the thread Maxpower Thruster not working!.
      No. Not near the boat - going strip things tomorrow / check the wiring etc. Assuming I get to the micro switches I’ll test each with a...
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      kennyh replied to the thread Maxpower Thruster not working!.
      Thanks for the comments; I’ll try opening it up and getting access to the switches to clean / spray. 🤞🏻 I need it working for a trip in...
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      kennyh reacted to kashurst's post in the thread Maxpower Thruster not working! with Like Like.
      The MaxPower thrusters have a bit of electronics in them to prevent rapid operation of the motor from left to right and also to inhibit...
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      kennyh replied to the thread Maxpower Thruster not working!.
      I’ll do that. Anyone disassembled to clean the switch contacts?
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      Hi all. I’ve a Maxpower bow thruster in my boat that’s playing up! When using the joystick, the power comes on intermittently. It’s...
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