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Location: Tinley Park, IL | NPike - 6/21/2018 3:01 PM
Might want to consider a separate battery just for the motor. Generally at least 10.5 Vdc are needed to start the motor. Accessory's can run on a lower voltage. They can also discharge the battery to the point where the motor won't turn over but the accessories still run fine. Yes you can recharge the battery using the motors stator but the amount of charge supplied vs that drained off by accessories can be a problem.
This is what I did. I added a battery to only run my electronics and now my cranking battery only starts my motor and runs pumps and lights when needed. I was having the problem of my bow unit shutting off when I cranked the motor. This has solved that problem as well. The only downside is the added weight and having to run the wires but I never worry about running down my batteries anymore. |
