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Hey, one more question!
On Dec 22, 2:08*pm, Mike Romain wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote: Oh, this site has all deep cycle chargers. I like the third one because it's cheaper... ;) http://www.batterymart.com/c-deep-cy...-chargers.html http://www.batterymart.com/p-cliplig...y-charger.html I looked at them. *From experience I know that the AGM or spiral batteries are 'very' picky about being overcharged. *They will still vent hydrogen like a normal battery on hard charge, but just don't have that much to vent so they 'boil' dry easy. For this reason I personally would go for one with an AGM 'switch'. *I think it would be worth it. The second one also has the AGM sensing technology and it's waterproof. * Sometimes the fancy stuff like the 1st isn't always the 'best' stuff. The 3rd or 'cliplite' only says it is for conventional lead acid batteries.... If you will be charging at home or from a power grid, input voltage sensing isn't needed like some have for running off inverters or generators. Mike My mistake. I went for the low price instead of the features. :) Thank you, I'll go for the first one. And I'd probably go with the bigger battery in AGM, just in case. Thank you again! |
Hey, one more question!
Hey, guys, what you think about this one... it's cheap and cute...
http://westcobattery.com/chargers.html |
Hey, one more question!
On Dec 24, 5:00*pm, donquijote1954
wrote: Hey, guys, what you think about this one... it's cheap and cute... http://westcobattery.com/chargers.html OK, I think I got it. The small battery I had in mind was rated at 32Ah, which is the rated capacity of this charger. What I can do is get two AGM small batteries (West Marine, on sale $96). Better weight distribution in the canoe and more flexibility. |
Hey, one more question!
donquijote1954 wrote:
On Dec 24, 5:00 pm, donquijote1954 wrote: Hey, guys, what you think about this one... it's cheap and cute... http://westcobattery.com/chargers.html OK, I think I got it. The small battery I had in mind was rated at 32Ah, which is the rated capacity of this charger. What I can do is get two AGM small batteries (West Marine, on sale $96). Better weight distribution in the canoe and more flexibility. I would try to find out the power draw from those motors before spending money. The 'old' school Minn Kota motors (pre 85) would last an 8 hour day fishing when pushing a freighter canoe with 5 people or a row boat with 3 or 4 people on one car sized battery. The new motors are supposed to be much better for battery life also. If you motor only draws say 2 amps on medium speed which is almost water skiing speed in a canoe, the battery should last about 15 hours. The motors I had needed a sea anchor to keep them slow enough for trolling weed patches. We used a bucket on a rope. Mike |
Hey, one more question!
On Dec 25, 3:45*pm, Mike Romain wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote: On Dec 24, 5:00 pm, donquijote1954 wrote: Hey, guys, what you think about this one... it's cheap and cute... http://westcobattery.com/chargers.html OK, I think I got it. The small battery I had in mind was rated at 32Ah, which is the rated capacity of this charger. What I can do is get two AGM small batteries (West Marine, on sale $96). Better weight distribution in the canoe and more flexibility. I would try to find out the power draw from those motors before spending money. The 'old' school Minn Kota motors (pre 85) would last an 8 hour day fishing when pushing a freighter canoe with 5 people or a row boat with 3 or 4 people on one car sized battery. The new motors are supposed to be much better for battery life also. If you motor only draws say 2 amps on medium speed which is almost water skiing speed in a canoe, the battery should last about 15 hours. The motors I had needed a sea anchor to keep them slow enough for trolling weed patches. *We used a bucket on a rope. Mike Good idea. Can you believe that I wrote to Minn Tonka asking their motor's draw and they didn't even reply? I guess I should be able to tell when I get it. |
what battery for trolling motor in canoe
Jeeeeez, yet another expense for the motor...
http://www.trollingmotorparts.com/in...c/MKR%2D19.htm I guess I need it, huh? :( |
what battery for trolling motor in canoe
donquijote1954 wrote:
Jeeeeez, yet another expense for the motor... http://www.trollingmotorparts.com/in...c/MKR%2D19.htm I guess I need it, huh? :( Well.... Sorry to tell ya, but if you can't figure out that the red wire goes to the positive and the black one to the negative, you might want to think twice about going near any motors... ;-) The only situation I could think of needing that is a reverse hookup. The small windings and wires in the motors will burn out long before the power cables will melt. The old Minn Kota motors used a power on light bulb as a fuse. Have a short and it would pop fast. It takes a 'lot' of hours to wear the motors out. I used them 7 days a week for 8 to 12 hours a day all fishing season when I ran a guiding outfit. Had a bunch of them out every day. I was rebuilding the brushes every two or three years with the odd commutator replacement, but never had a short out failure in the 8 years I was doing it. Mike |
what battery for trolling motor in canoe
On Dec 27, 5:50*pm, Mike Romain wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote: Jeeeeez, yet another expense for the motor... http://www.trollingmotorparts.com/in....cfm/CFID/4903... I guess I need it, huh? :( Well.... Sorry to tell ya, but if you can't figure out that the red wire goes to the positive and the black one to the negative, you might want to think twice about going near any motors... *;-) The only situation I could think of needing that is a reverse hookup. The small windings and wires in the motors will burn out long before the power cables will melt. The old Minn Kota motors used a power on light bulb as a fuse. *Have a short and it would pop fast. *It takes a 'lot' of hours to wear the motors out. *I used them 7 days a week for 8 to 12 hours a day all fishing season when I ran a guiding outfit. *Had a bunch of them out every day. *I was rebuilding the brushes every two or three years with the odd commutator replacement, but never had a short out failure in the 8 years I was doing it. Mike I've never seen a trolling motor work in real life (nor its connections and cables), but it seems pretty straight forward. ;) And unless it's dark, I don't see any problem with the color coding. |
what battery for trolling motor in canoe
Hey, guys, a couple more questions...
According to this ad, AGM don't need special charger... "MK AGM Batteries requires no special battery charger as do GEL CELL batteries. If uncertain if the battery charger you currently using will properly charge an AGM battery please consult us before using the charger. Typically RV and Marine charging systems require no modification when using MK AGM Batteries." http://www.batterystuff.com/batterie...agm/8AU1H.html And this charger seems mighty good --and cheap... http://www.amazon.com/Schumacher-SSC...s_auto_title_1 |
what battery for trolling motor in canoe
donquijote1954 wrote:
Hey, guys, a couple more questions... According to this ad, AGM don't need special charger... "MK AGM Batteries requires no special battery charger as do GEL CELL batteries. If uncertain if the battery charger you currently using will properly charge an AGM battery please consult us before using the charger. Typically RV and Marine charging systems require no modification when using MK AGM Batteries." http://www.batterystuff.com/batterie...agm/8AU1H.html And this charger seems mighty good --and cheap... http://www.amazon.com/Schumacher-SSC...s_auto_title_1 I just 'love' that doublespeak! LOL! As far as the charger goes, it shows on it a setting and light for the AGM battery so it's right. Did you find out the motor's draw yet? Mike |
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