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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | 4reukmuskies - 4/7/2016 8:32 PM
I am definitely going to call Minn Kota and talk to them about it. I am not expecting any type of compensation due to the age of the charger and batteries. It certainly could have been one or the other or a combination of both. I had not checked the electrolyte levels all winter. Battery acid got all over the charger and damaged the outside of it and because of what happened, I don't want to chance it.
Definitely something bad happened in the battery, e.g., because of the ignition spark. Cracked welds are not unusual where conditions of use include vibration or jarring/shock...entirely normal for a boat....
There's also another source road shock/vibration, e.g., while trailering your boat. Some of the roads we drag our boats down are not the best to say the least....crap happens, and if you expect it you won't be surprised and you may limit the damages. The batteries in my boat are a critical component for its performance, they are just big plastic boxes of lead & electrolyte. But they can be very dangerous too.. I said this in Muskies Inc article a long time ago "That battery didn't just die, it was murdered!"
Read this old thread.
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=98...
Good luck!
Al
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