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| I have a 36 volt bow mount trolling motor currently on my boat. I am also going to be adding a 24 volt trolling motor to the transom of the boat. How do I wire the 24 volt trolling motor into the 36 volt system without adding more batteries?
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| Pick two of the batteries next to each other in series. Connect the negative, or black lead from your 24v motor to the negative of the first battery, and the positive or red lead to the positive terminal on the second battery. For instance, pick Bats 1 & 2, or 2 & 3. EIther way, doesn't matter.
Batteries connected in series add voltage. Jumper between pos on Bat 1 to neg on Bat 2. 2 batteries equal 24 volts. 3 batteries equal 36 volts.
Batteries connected in parallel add current or capacity. Still 12 volts. Pos on Bat 1 to Pos on Bat 2. Neg on Bat 1 to neg on Bat 2. Still 12 volts, but a lot more current and reserve capacity. | |
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| thank you.
bmh | |
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| Your boat may be already set up for the 24 volt motor. Do you have a plug at the transom for an electric motor? There are a number of systems on boats that will allow you to run 12, 24 and 36 volt accessories. Some use jumpers built into the plug that put your batteries in series or parrallel, Rig Rite, Marinco and I'm sure there are others available. So before you go adding jumper wires at your batteries, maybe check with your boat dealer. | |
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36/24 volt trolling motor hook-up