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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: South Park, San Diego
Posts: 49
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I bought an adjustable timer switch from Cabelas. Its on for 30 seconds and has an adjustable off cycle from 0-@ 5 minutes. $30.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 719
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Dan; that timer is great. Too bad it isn't water proof. It's designed for a console of a boat, that is unless they changed the design. If it is the same one, I went thru 3 of them, the inevitable salt water intrusion has begun... |
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Guerro Grande
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 629
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OR...... You can just get one of the timers from Angler's Yak Shack that suits your needs. Their timers are potted and, as far as I can tell, damn near indestructible.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,906
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Unless you hook them up with the reverse polarity. Don't ask me how I know that. ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Richland Oregon
Posts: 1,547
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Gitrevan, Call me 858-715-4669 and well work it out.
For the others, yes our timers are 100% waterproof but like brad said, Dont hook them up backwards and always protect with a 5amp fuse. |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,906
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Hey CJ, what's the fuse actually for? I got sick of corroded fuses and breakers over a year ago and have been running all my stuff without them with no problems. Before I canned the whole thing, I was using 2.5amp circuit breakers instead of fuses and they worked fine until they corroded. Am I at risk of melting a hole in the yak if I get a short somewhere?
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Richland Oregon
Posts: 1,547
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As far as I know (I just sell the things
![]() To keep the warranty on your tiemr you must use this fuse. However from personal experience I know that these timers can handle more than 5 amps for some time without blowing. I have run one of my hunting decoys on a switch with no fuse all season long. The motor on this thing is a 28lb trolling motor unit. Draws a lot more than 5 amps and It still works. |
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Work Sucks!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Diego
Posts: 559
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A while back I ruined a timer switch and Mo fixed it for me. He wired in a "prototype" that doesn't get ruined when you "reverse the polarity". Not sure if it made it past the prototype stage or what but I assume it was a good idea. Haven't tested it yet though. I got tired as well of corrosing in the inline fuse. I went to west marine and wired in a chip style fuse holder. It seems to be a heckuva lot more waterproof than the first one. I also had issues with the cable going to the battery. That wasn't such an easy find for me. I ended up rewiring the whole system from scratch. I also noticed a lot of corrosion in the spade style connectors... even with the plastic shields around them they still corroded. I went with open ended butt connectors with the heatshrink already on it. Then I covered the whole thing in liquid electrical tape. Sure, I can't disconnect the harness to trouble shoot but now, hopefully I won't ever have to. Or I'll just buy a multimeter. ![]() This , by the way, isn't a knock on the Kayatank design. I am hard on my gear and my kayak has leaks topside. Saltwater gets in and inevitably things are going to fail. Last edited by nmbrinkman; 04-23-2008 at 04:50 PM. |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Irvine
Posts: 60
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: South Park, San Diego
Posts: 49
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It is not waterproof, you are right. BUT, it has lasted maybe 3 years now zip-tied to the top of the intake hose with no housing or waterproof box or anything.
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