corrysurveyor
Cadet
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- Dec 21, 2009
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I have a new (February 2011) 70lb. MinnKota with two 12V Stowaway Batteries wired in a series to power it. I recently had to replace one of the batteries because it tested bed which leads me to ask a few questions about charging and what not:
1) I charge each battery separately using a plug in charger when the boat is on the trailer at home. Should I disconnect the batteries when doing this?
2) The batteries are wired as such: positive from motor to positive on battery 1, negative on battery 1 to positive on battery 2, negative on battery 2 to negative from motor. Is this correct?
3) I unplug the motor from the deck outlet (installed with motor this year) when not in use and I did all the wiring myself with good connections and a 50A fuse on the hot side to the motor which has never tripped. Is there something I'm not thinking of that could have caused the battery to go bad or was it just defective?
I know that's a lot but any help anyone has would be much appreciated.
Tight Lines!
1) I charge each battery separately using a plug in charger when the boat is on the trailer at home. Should I disconnect the batteries when doing this?
2) The batteries are wired as such: positive from motor to positive on battery 1, negative on battery 1 to positive on battery 2, negative on battery 2 to negative from motor. Is this correct?
3) I unplug the motor from the deck outlet (installed with motor this year) when not in use and I did all the wiring myself with good connections and a 50A fuse on the hot side to the motor which has never tripped. Is there something I'm not thinking of that could have caused the battery to go bad or was it just defective?
I know that's a lot but any help anyone has would be much appreciated.
Tight Lines!
