Del Cecchi wrote:
Mike Romain wrote:
Del Cecchi wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote:
On Jan 12, 11:08 am, Mike Romain wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote:

I go out at night often. In limited lighting it may happen.
That is a perfect reason for having the breaker.



Got it from here...
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5297232
The manufacturer has a Q&A but doesn't address that point...
They don't have up to date schematics on line that I could find,
but the
breaker has your butt covered.



http://www.minnkotamotors.com/produc...pg=stm_riptide

That is a fancy little motor. I like the sacrificial anode. Salt
water
would kill it otherwise.

Mike

Well, thank you one more time. I'll tell you know when it's up and
running. Though I have to order some that stuff through the Internet.

A breaker only adds two connections. And appropriate breakers should
be available at any boat dealer in the area.

No, a breaker usually adds 4 connections, 2 of them 'shaky' ones for
power loss.

The first connection is the cable from the battery, the second
connection is a hinge on the breaker that makes it 'snap' open, the
3rd connection is a set of breaker points and the 4th connection is
the cable out to the motor. (some might be missing the 3rd, the
hinge, most have it)

As anyone who has ever worked with breaker points knows, they arc and
corrode easy and are a 'loss' point for power transfer, so is a hinge.

Add the salt water environment the motor is designed for and unless
you have one very sealed up breaker you are going to up the corrosion
factor to the point of well... When it starts to get hot with use from
too much resistance and the battery 'life' shortens, it will be worn out.

An inline fuse is much better. It is faster to blow and doesn't have
any moving or arcing points. If it blows because of a cross wiring
hookup, it blows. You just carry a spare fuse taped on some place,
hook the cables up right and replace the fuse.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com

In my freshwater experience, the fuse holders aren't that great. But
perhaps there are better ones available.

You can now get the large glass fuse ones made for 4 ga. and other large
cables with no spring connections in them for use in high end stereos.
One of these filled with dielectric grease should keep corrosion away.

The older inlines were spring loaded, they don't work well at all on
suspended cables.

What type were you using? That way the OP will know one to avoid.

Mike