Radio interferance when trolling motor running

Quastello

Cadet
Joined
Jan 10, 2016
Messages
16
my radio works fine but when running trolling motor it humms, they are connected to different batteries but wires run together to batteries, just started doing it this year, I haven't checked the antenna or put cd in while trolling to check that just lookin for any help thanks jeff
 

dingbat

Supreme Mariner
Joined
Nov 20, 2001
Messages
15,502
Unhook the antenna and see if it stops. If so, you have a grounding problem. Check and clean radio and trolling motor grounds.

Could be brushes getting worn in the trolling motor as well
 
Top