Alumacraft
Well-known member
I have a minn kota 30lb thrust and a bird 565. one of the features on the bird is that it shows the volts you have left on your battery. Lets say my 6 hp johnson doesn't start on my boat and I dont want to oar back to shore, how many volts do u need to have the trolling motor get you back to shore? lets say I go out on a full battery then I use up 3 volts of power on the battery, then say I want to get to shore but the motor doesn't start and Im a mile out. how many volts should I keep on the battery in case of a emergency. say I have 9 volts left on the battery, should I stop using the TM and Bird in case of emergency?
(it sounds confusing but that is the best way I can explain it)
So the question is what is the minimum amount of volts a TM can run on, Yes I know you wont have the same amount of power but...
(it sounds confusing but that is the best way I can explain it)
So the question is what is the minimum amount of volts a TM can run on, Yes I know you wont have the same amount of power but...