billyfish
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I've asked before if anyone has changed the wire plugs . Mine are getting manky and I have to wiggle them to get connection. I can't be alone with this . What to do ?
Torqeedo 1103 connector
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melvynpatrick
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Mine are the same. I’ve kept them as clean as possible. I use contact cleaner. But get connection error lots of times. Hope someone has come up with a solution. Torqeedo customer relations and support is also in my opinion, very poor.
billyfish
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And it's easy to cross the threads when bouncing up and down in a flubber. 
Boathook
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I wonder whether Ian @nestawayboats has a solution ?
melvynpatrick
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I broke the lift mechanism on mine. It’s a bit of stainless badly welded designed to keep the motor up out the water. I was heavy handed and it broke. I cannot get another for love or money. Cannot buy direct from Germany and no one on their list of agents stocks or will get one. I had to cobble something together. The bit only costs 25 quid but torqueedo have been no help whatsoever, or force 4 where i got it from
papaver19
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Mee too - now I use a bit of wood on a string, works just fine
nestawayboats
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Torqeedo was bought by Yamaha about two years ago, which one would have to assume will lead to better service/warranty and new products.
More pertinent to the questions re replacement components your best bet in the UK is either Golden Arrow (Southampton branch) - who were the UK distributor and remain involved with warranty/repairs - or Coulam Marine, who have been fixing Torqeedos more or less since the beginning (Torqeedo have been in the UK about 18 years). We are not related to either company, other than that we occasionally transact with them.
Re alternatives to direct replacements for the standard plugs, I think this would be difficult as they are multiple pin connections and some of the communication signals are sensitive to voltage drop etc.
The condition of old Torqeedos varies greatly - we still see 15 year old 1003 models that work fine (albeit with depleted battery capacity) - most likely to do with variations in usage pattern, exposure to moist salty air etc. There were many improvements along the way, often without announcement (or much if any change in model name), to things like the tilt mechanism, corrosion protection, and even battery capacity. However the plugs/cables never changed (until they got rid of them in the very latest "click and connect" versions) which would suggest overall they were pretty reliable. The exception to that being really old (pre 2010) 401 and 801 models, which appeared to use telephone network connectors (that did not get on at all well with salt), but I doubt many here are still using a 401 or 801.
Ian
Nestaway Boats
More pertinent to the questions re replacement components your best bet in the UK is either Golden Arrow (Southampton branch) - who were the UK distributor and remain involved with warranty/repairs - or Coulam Marine, who have been fixing Torqeedos more or less since the beginning (Torqeedo have been in the UK about 18 years). We are not related to either company, other than that we occasionally transact with them.
Re alternatives to direct replacements for the standard plugs, I think this would be difficult as they are multiple pin connections and some of the communication signals are sensitive to voltage drop etc.
The condition of old Torqeedos varies greatly - we still see 15 year old 1003 models that work fine (albeit with depleted battery capacity) - most likely to do with variations in usage pattern, exposure to moist salty air etc. There were many improvements along the way, often without announcement (or much if any change in model name), to things like the tilt mechanism, corrosion protection, and even battery capacity. However the plugs/cables never changed (until they got rid of them in the very latest "click and connect" versions) which would suggest overall they were pretty reliable. The exception to that being really old (pre 2010) 401 and 801 models, which appeared to use telephone network connectors (that did not get on at all well with salt), but I doubt many here are still using a 401 or 801.
Ian
Nestaway Boats
billyfish
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Si what do the new connectors look like and could they be utilised?
nestawayboats
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I don't think so. Whilst they bear some visual similarity the new Travel XP and its relations (introduced 2024) were entirely new/different to the 503-1103 series that ran from 2011 to 2025. The new motors only have one connector (rather than two), and this is connected by sliding the battery onto the motor (rather than plugs on cables into fixed sockets). On the new motors the tiller folds but remains fixed to the main shaft, on the old one it's removable (hence two connectors). There are few if any interchangeable components.
Whilst the incompatibility between old and new Torqeedos may be frustrating for some, I guess they had to "make the break" (from the old architecture) at some point.
Ian, Nestaway Boats