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Location: With my son on the water | Another thing, may not be related to this.
Many guys wire there TM dirrectly to the batteries and avoid the issues associated with a plug. (put a large spad connector on each end, 1/4-20 nut and bolt them together, tape up the conncetion). If you do this it is important that you put an automotive type switch in-between the connection to each battery and turn it off when the batteries are not in use.
Other wise the weaker battery (no two batteries are perfectly matched) will always want to suck current from the stronger battery until it will eventually kill the stronger battery.
The other option is to disconnet the batteries all the time which is a pain.
Trust me on this, I used to work with a bunch of electrical engineers and they are right on the money on this. I have told 2 dozens guys this and there batteries now last MUCH longer. |
