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Hey, one more question!
On Jan 10, 11:24*am, Mike Romain wrote:
wrote: On Jan 9, 12:29 pm, Mike Romain wrote: donquijote1954 wrote: You know, I just thought that a case may just make a deep cycle battery more appealing to me. I noticed with those cases you just run the cables through the opening, having a strap to transport it. But I would use the case even for the AGM. I'll probably get extension cables and put the battery in the front, or middle according to need. Don't know whether to get the circuit breaker, which they recommend in the manual. A case with a carry handle is a great idea. Who's 'manual' recommends the circuit breaker? *As mentioned, the old Minn Kotas were fused with a light bulb. *Overload it and the bulb blows. What does your Minn Kota manual say about fusing? You can get inline 50A fuses designed for large gauge wire like they use in high end stereo systems. *If you blow the fuse, you paddle because the motor is cooked. I can't see where a breaker would have an advantage there. *Cooked motor is a cooked motor. *A glass inline fuse is actually safer than a breaker because it blows faster lessening the damage to the wiring. Mike (signed under different account) Yeah, it says it in the manual. Here it is... http://www.trollingmotorparts.com/in....cfm/CFID/5317... What other stuff is good out of here, quick connector plug? http://www.trollingmotorparts.com/in....cfm/subcatego... That is 'not' a manual! *That is a parts sales catalog. *Sure, they will sell you anything you think want. Think about it this way, every connection and plug you use has resistance which eats up battery power. *Those quick connects are cheesy at best and they corrode 'very' easily which makes more resistance which eats up more power. *Next door to one place I worked they dealt with those toy ride on mini cars like Jeeps, etc and they used that exact quick connect. *I saw hundreds of them rotted away in their stack of discards. What does the Owners Manual for your Minn Kota say about fusing? How does the motor's cables hook up to the battery? *If by nuts, then wing nuts (not in their catalog) are about the only good accessory you need. You 'could' hook up a quick connect that also would connect to your charger, but you need to go for a quality part. *Gold plated pins is best. |
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