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Deep Cycle vs. Trolling Batteries
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 11:09:40 +0000, BinaryBillTheSailo wrote:
On 20 Aug 2003 00:50:01 -0700, (kcb559) wrote: What is the difference between a Deep Cycle battery and a Trolling battery? I'm buying a Minn Kota Endura 30 electric trolling motor and can't decide on the battery. Even the salesman gives an unsure answer as to the difference between the two. Which one do I buy??? -KCB The difference you want to look at is between a trolling and a starting battery. There are some batteries that even claim to be both. What you want is a deep cycle battery that is specifically designed for trolling. Otherwise your motor will run like a rabbit for about 30 minutes and then taper off quickly. Actually, the motor will run identically between deepcyle/trolling and starting. The difference is, the 4th or 5th time you run the battery down to "dead", the starting battery won't come back up, but the deepcyle will. The 22NF battery I use on my Endura 30 is a "starting" battery, and it runs the motor fine. I just don't let it run down to more than maybe 50%. I still expect it to not last that long, but it's on it's 3rd year now... (It was a "Proof of Concept" purchase: I wanted the cheapest I could buy in case it didn't work out.) Lloyd Lloyd |
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