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Location: Chisholm, MN | Can I charge two 12 volt batteries that are hooked up to my 24 volt trolling motor at the same time with a 12 volt charger? Or do I have to charge them individually?
Edited by Kirby Budrow 3/27/2012 2:27 PM
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | simple answer = no. 12 volt charger will charge 12 volt batteries. You would have to modify the connection to be able to charge both batteries with the one charger at the same time. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Alright thanks, an onboard charger is in my future I guess |
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Location: Des Moines IA | If you know how to rig the charger up to a trolling motor plug, you can plug it in and charge a 24 volt system. My brother in law is an electrical engineer and did mine. But, honestly, I wish I would just spent the extra coin, and bought an on board charger. Much more practical. |
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Location: New Hope MN | Disconnect them from series and reconnect them in parallel. You can charge as many batteries as you want at one time if they are all hooked up in parallel. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | All good info, thanks guys. |
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Location: Central Wi | Make sure you get a charger that AT LEAST charges at 10amps per channel... Get alot better charge on the batteries when they are drained down to a low charge and in less time...
Edited by mattgski 3/27/2012 4:47 PM
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Location: Maine Township, MN | Hard to beat the MinnKota 330D for price and performance. I believe there's a $30 rebate too. |
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