Hey boaties, quick question about relays. My UP trim/tilt has been playing up, but down works perfectly. Over a period of time, UP has been intermittently failing to a point where it'll only work one in a dozen tries. It is the same on either motor switch or remote.
I recently swapped Up & Down around, and immediately the problem reversed itself. You'd think that is all the evidence you need, to order a new relay. But then when I put back together, everything, both up & down worked fine. I assume that while knocking it around a bit I just may have sorted a sticky relay.
After a few days of boating, it has just started happening again. I'm all good to order a new one, but I was a bit shocked at the price for a simple part ($350 ex Japan) so don't want to replace if this is not the core problem.
My question is, should a relay either work, or not - i.e. is there such a thing as a sticking relay that might free itself or should I just stop being so tight and order a new one? All wiring & connections look fine, so don't believe there is another cause somewhere.
Cheers!