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Battery at one end of boat, elec. motor at other - wiring?
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<blockquote data-quote="-CN-" data-source="post: 413818" data-attributes="member: 18939"><p>I wanted to go fishing so I removed the outboard and remounted the trolling motor on the transom. I then put the battery in the back and connected the stock TM cables directly to it.</p><p>The stupid thing was acting up all day. Randomly no power, to very little power, and instant bursts of power. Mostly no power though. I checked the battery connection many times.</p><p>This is the same thing it was doing when I had it connected to a front battery. The TM appears to have an issue. It's a Minn Kota Endura C3 55lb bought brand new in July 2015. These are supposed to be almost bullet proof and should be running strong for many years even under hard use.</p><p>I've heard of batteries failing - it was also new in July 2015 - an EverStart 29 deep cycle from WalMart. Could this be a battery issue that I've been dealing with? It tests at 12 volts but I will tell you that it often takes way longer to charge than I think it should. Charging from around 50% to 100% will take overnight and into the next day. Where at other times, charging it from fully dead back to 100% only takes a few hours. I'm chasing way too many mysteries with this electric motor. I had to stop fishing so that I could row back from the other end of the lake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="-CN-, post: 413818, member: 18939"] I wanted to go fishing so I removed the outboard and remounted the trolling motor on the transom. I then put the battery in the back and connected the stock TM cables directly to it. The stupid thing was acting up all day. Randomly no power, to very little power, and instant bursts of power. Mostly no power though. I checked the battery connection many times. This is the same thing it was doing when I had it connected to a front battery. The TM appears to have an issue. It's a Minn Kota Endura C3 55lb bought brand new in July 2015. These are supposed to be almost bullet proof and should be running strong for many years even under hard use. I've heard of batteries failing - it was also new in July 2015 - an EverStart 29 deep cycle from WalMart. Could this be a battery issue that I've been dealing with? It tests at 12 volts but I will tell you that it often takes way longer to charge than I think it should. Charging from around 50% to 100% will take overnight and into the next day. Where at other times, charging it from fully dead back to 100% only takes a few hours. I'm chasing way too many mysteries with this electric motor. I had to stop fishing so that I could row back from the other end of the lake. [/QUOTE]
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