Location: 31 | Guest - 10/15/2012 1:33 PM
same thing happens with my two units when i start up - your starter battery is either wearing down or just not big enough for a full day of fishing. i'd highly recommend replacing the starter battery before you go messing with wiring on the 24 volt system. IMO it might work on paper but the potential for frying your unit or starting an electrical fire (been through 2 back in the day) will increase greatly.
Good answer... agree 100%. My guess is that the battery is wearing down like guest says... plus it's cooler and just takes that little bit more now to turn over the engine. I just posted this on the interference thread this morning;
"Yeah, the deep cycle battery as a big motor deal is something that I have to take a closer look at down the road. Although I've never had a problem starting this Yamaha 250 4 stroke with the deep cycle, I have had all three HD 10s shut off simultaneously when I start the big motor (too much draw with the start surge I suspect). As long as I remember to shut off one of the 10s at the helm when I'm casting no problems though.
It's kind of ironic because part of the reason I went with the deep cycle instead of a true crank was some concern (minor issue) with the electronics/radio depleting the battery when I did a lot of casting. Like most things... just when you think you solved one problem, you just create a different one. Haha... this one I'll be living with for a while considering the cost of the battery." Slight correction: not that it matters much... I think only one or two of the units turn off come to think of it. It depend on how long I was casting and if I had my radio on.
It's too late for me... but you can still probably save yourself by just getting the correct new battery.
Edited by Jerry Newman 10/15/2012 4:06 PM
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