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Location: Illinois | Well, it's that time of year where things are showing their wear. The last 4 times I have been out the winds have been at least 25 miles per hour and gust up to 40. My trolling motor is on 8-10 most of the day to keep some sort of position. Late in the day my battery gets low and marks recharge. I switch to a fresh, fully charged battery that after a few minutes runs like it has no charge. Sure enough, I check the new battery and it says recharge. After leaving the motor off because something is apparently wrong I get back to the dock and the battery again says full charge. I made sure when I checked that the motor was off each and every time because I know if you check the battery level with the motor running it will mark recharge. Is the system overheating because of all day on high speeds? I don't have fuses as I bypassed fuses and go direct wire hook up. Any ideas of what is going on and how do I fix it? All the connections are secure because I checked and rechecked. It is a Minnkota with 50 pounds of thrust connected to a 12 volt battery. Thanks for any input. hj |
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Location: Illinois | Anyone? Bueler? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Assuming the second battery is good, it sounds like a circuit board problem. If the motor ran well all day but after a new battery doesn't, I'd suspect the battery first, wiring second, and motor-in-need-of-repair third. Do you have room to hook the 12 volt batteries together? I have NEVER run out of juice with two hooked together. |
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Location: Illinois | Thank you Steve. I do not have room to run them together. I have used the second battery recently from the start of the day with no problems. The problem only seems to happen when the trolling motor gets heavy use for extended periods of time. I will get a new battery and see how that work and if it doesn't it looks like I will have to get it rewired. Thanks again. |
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