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[QUOTE]tomcat - 12/13/2004  7:40 AM

OK...i know i have too many battery questions...but here's one more...

I have 2 12 volt batteries running my 12 volt TM (trolling motor). i have them hooked together to i have an extra long life on the water...it's been working out perfectly all year.

So, i go out two weekends ago and my TM doesnt have the power it usually has. it feels like a 36 pound thrust, not a 50...my TM just didnt have the power i was use to.

So, i get home, check the water level on my batteries. they are low. I fill them back up w/ distilled water to the appropriate level. Between the 2 batteries they took about 1/2 gallon together to fill them up.  I recharge the batteries.

I head back out fishing the next weekend and my TM still doenst really feel like it has the power it use to have. When i use the battery tester (light indicator thingy) on my TM, it reads full charge or just one step down (GOOD). So, i think the battery charger was working properly.
However, my TM still isnt performing 100%...so, have i ruined those batteries? i thought refilling them w/ water would solve my problem, but it didnt'.  i'm not a TM expert (Minkota) but i was thinking if the TM had a problem, i wouldnt just lose some power, as everything else worked great.  So, are those batteries shot? no good anymore?
They are 12 V, Deep Cycle Interstate batteries.

Has anyone else had a TM loose thrust because of poor battery maintenance like me?  if any of you guys could help or share your experince, that would be great.
I have an onboard charger that i feel is working fine...
thanks in advance,

tomcat[/QUOTE]

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Posted 12/13/2004 7:40 AM (#127816)
Subject: Another battery question....arrg.

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OK...i know i have too many battery questions...but here's one more...

I have 2 12 volt batteries running my 12 volt TM (trolling motor). i have them hooked together to i have an extra long life on the water...it's been working out perfectly all year.

So, i go out two weekends ago and my TM doesnt have the power it usually has. it feels like a 36 pound thrust, not a 50...my TM just didnt have the power i was use to.

So, i get home, check the water level on my batteries. they are low. I fill them back up w/ distilled water to the appropriate level. Between the 2 batteries they took about 1/2 gallon together to fill them up. I recharge the batteries.

I head back out fishing the next weekend and my TM still doenst really feel like it has the power it use to have. When i use the battery tester (light indicator thingy) on my TM, it reads full charge or just one step down (GOOD). So, i think the battery charger was working properly.
However, my TM still isnt performing 100%...so, have i ruined those batteries? i thought refilling them w/ water would solve my problem, but it didnt'. i'm not a TM expert (Minkota) but i was thinking if the TM had a problem, i wouldnt just lose some power, as everything else worked great. So, are those batteries shot? no good anymore?
They are 12 V, Deep Cycle Interstate batteries.

Has anyone else had a TM loose thrust because of poor battery maintenance like me? if any of you guys could help or share your experince, that would be great.
I have an onboard charger that i feel is working fine...
thanks in advance,

tomcat