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I thought I was ready to finally get out on the water, until this morning. One rigger was fine, but the other wouldn't even made a sound. I have power through the cord, but not even a click. I tried bypassing the reset button, but got no juice. I'm no electrical wizard so the rest will get sticky.
Is there a reasonable repair place to get it checked out in the Chittenden County area? I don't want to over invest in an old Mini Mag 5. A new Mag 10 is looking better by the day.
If this is common and an easy fix, please fill me in.
I'd appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks, Fred

Hey Fred,
I had some old Mag 5's, and my biggest issue was the switches would go bad. In just a couple of years, I went through 2 on each rigger. Finally had enough, and traded them in for 2 new mag 10s. If you do have a bad switch, the quickest place I found was to order them through Fish 307, had them in a couple of days.
If you are really desperate to get out before then, you can pick up a cheap similar switch at Radio Shack. It wont fit right, and they are cheaply made, but I made do with one for a couple of days, just had it kinda taped in place till the new one came.
Hope this helps.......

Thanks Heijac. I'll check the switch.

Problem solved. It helps to connect it correctly to the battery. I had checked for juice to the split and it was good, but didn't show that the wires had been reversed at the battery. DUH!!!
All ends well.
Thanks, Fred