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Extending trolling motor battery wire
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<blockquote data-quote="BigTerp" data-source="post: 465437" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>I bought a ton of stuff from those guys when I wired my boat from scratch. Good, high quality stuff. You'll be fine with the wire you got from Amazon though. Just figured you could save some money ordering by the foot. And I'm able to use smaller wire with my setup compared to yours because when you go from 12V to 24V or 36V you are increasing voltage but decreasing amperage, hence the ability to use smaller gauge wires. A 50# at 12V draws 50 amps at peak. A 101# at 36V has a peak draw of 46 amps. Also, my batteries are under the front deck, so it's a pretty short run from battery to trolling motor which also allows for smaller wire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTerp, post: 465437, member: 9169"] I bought a ton of stuff from those guys when I wired my boat from scratch. Good, high quality stuff. You'll be fine with the wire you got from Amazon though. Just figured you could save some money ordering by the foot. And I'm able to use smaller wire with my setup compared to yours because when you go from 12V to 24V or 36V you are increasing voltage but decreasing amperage, hence the ability to use smaller gauge wires. A 50# at 12V draws 50 amps at peak. A 101# at 36V has a peak draw of 46 amps. Also, my batteries are under the front deck, so it's a pretty short run from battery to trolling motor which also allows for smaller wire. [/QUOTE]
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