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| can someone please tell me why my manual tells me to disconnect trolling motor before charing my batteries and what the reprocussions are if i do not.seems like a pain to disconnect each time being that i dont have a plug.thanks |
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| I basically think to prevent frying your trolling motor. I just found out last week that my "OFF" switch doesn't work on mine; I was moving the pedal up to the front deck, the switch was positioned on off, but the blade spun when my hand hit the tab. I checked it out, and sure enough, the OFF switch is gone; I pretty much have to unplug mine everytime now. Perhaps someone knows what you can do as far as your system goes. |
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Location: Milwaukee | I also used to disconnect the wires each time, then I took the chance and left them on...No Problem!
I make sure the motor is turned off, and just clamp the charger right on the battery. So far so good...
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| You should only have to disconnect the trolloing motor if it is a model with the infinite speed. I charged my motors without this feature for years without a problem. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | If the trolling motor has electronic controls it could be to protect the controls from overvoltage (voltage above manufacturers recommended) or voltage spikes generated from connecting or disconnecting the charger leads w/charger power on . For most 12V batteries standard charging voltages are 13.7V float ( 2.28V/cell) and 14.4V equalize (2.4V/cell). However, some cheaper chargers can produce voltages in excess of these. I would suspect the manufacturer is worried about protecting the trolling motor electronics. Al Warner http://www.zaltnad.com |
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