Urban made a post a while back about the Minn Kota Power Drive foot pedal, and how much they suck when it comes to not lasting very long and constantly breaking. I was a victim of the pedal once again this weekend, my third pedal break down.

I attached some pics of what happened this time... There is a button underneath the 'on/off' part of the pedal that simply turns the power on and off. The board is sealed around that button with some kind of epoxy or whatever. The area around the button cracked and water got inside the board, which is basically shorting out that button causing it not to work. The mom/con switch, speed, and turning all still work but no more on/off. What a poorly designed product :( and such a shame because the pedals are so easy to use

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/4801-foot_pedal.jpg

zoomed in view
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/4802-foot_pedal_zoom.jpg

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