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<blockquote data-quote="russ010" data-source="post: 95884" data-attributes="member: 677"><p>The only thing about connecting the 2 together like that is what the charge and amp rates are... it's always best to try to use the same age and size battery when hooking in parallel. The main reason being the older battery may try to rob power from the newer battery which will result in 2 damaged batteries.</p><p></p><p>I have a radio, fish finder, and livewell aerator hooked to one battery, and with all 3 running all day long, it has almost no power draw. With that being said, I would move the new battery to the front and run just the trolling motor off it.</p><p></p><p>Run all of your accessories off the older battery... it's cheaper to run more wires than it is to replace a battery if the worse were to happen.. just my opinion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="russ010, post: 95884, member: 677"] The only thing about connecting the 2 together like that is what the charge and amp rates are... it's always best to try to use the same age and size battery when hooking in parallel. The main reason being the older battery may try to rob power from the newer battery which will result in 2 damaged batteries. I have a radio, fish finder, and livewell aerator hooked to one battery, and with all 3 running all day long, it has almost no power draw. With that being said, I would move the new battery to the front and run just the trolling motor off it. Run all of your accessories off the older battery... it's cheaper to run more wires than it is to replace a battery if the worse were to happen.. just my opinion [/QUOTE]
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