Questions about trolling motor installation

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adot111

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Hello, everyone

I am a newbie, I just got my first boat 2 days ago. The boat doesn't have trolling motor.

I bought minn kota PD V2 and a marine deep cycle battery yesterday, when I got home, I found the PD V2 only has a 2 small ring terminal. It doesn't fit on the battery that I bought.

It doesn't make sense to me, do I need to buy any adapter for these connectors?


Thanks advance
 
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glenn property of pam

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Re: Questions about trolling motor installation

doesnt the battery have 2 threaded posts or are the rings to small to fit the threaded posts ?
 
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fishrdan

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Re: Questions about trolling motor installation

adot111 said:
The threads on the battery are bigger than the ring terminals.
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Cut off the old/small ring terminals and crimp on some crimp connectors with bigger rings, 10-12ga crimp connectors come with several different ring sizes; 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, etc.

I would have the same situation if I tried to connect my trolling motor direct to the batteries as the ring terminals are sized for the socket/receptacle the trolling motor is connected to.
 
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adot111

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Re: Questions about trolling motor installation

fishrdan said:
Cut off the old/small ring terminals and crimp on some crimp connectors with bigger rings, 10-12ga crimp connectors come with several different ring sizes; 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, etc.

I would have the same situation if I tried to connect my trolling motor direct to the batteries as the ring terminals are sized for the socket/receptacle the trolling motor is connected to.
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Do I need buy circuit breaker for the trolling motor? Thanks
 
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