My trolling motor is set up to run on either 12 or 24 volts. Would I have to disconnect the cable between the two batteries when charging?
220838
There's no need to disconnect the jumper cable between the batteries. The Guest 2611A comes with four terminals; two per battery. Simply connect each battery to the charger and start charging.
220839
If your set up for 24v you have to disconnect cable. Otherwise you would have a direct short and ruin your charger. Maybe there are chargers out there that are 24v rated? Mine is set up for 12v (2 batteries connected parallel) , that is "+" to plus and "-" to minus. That way no disconnect is needed. Hope this helps...
220840
No you will not. I assume you are using it as a 24v so this charger is a 2 bank which will have 2 fused wires & 2 ground wires that connects to your batterys. The diagram is in detail for which application you choose to use. Once you connect to your application when you get ready to charge all you do is plug in to s 120v outlet. Hope this helps. http://www.batterystuff.com/files/manual-gu2611a1.pdf
2003204
You do not connect the BK to a 48 volt system!!!! It is a 12 volt charger. To charge 4 batteries at one time they MUST be in parallel!!!
65731
I installed cables from + to + and _ to _ then ran a cable to cranking battery also hooking + to + and _ to _ on that battery also I put a 12 volt 150 disconnect in + line to be switched on off as needed bought cables at a local big box store as needed longer cable was from auto supply house
1643495
Two 12V batteries in series can be connected to a 24v charger, but you want to make sure they are both in approximately the same condition. Two batteries in parallel doubles the capacity, but not the voltage so you can not connect them to the charger as the parallel pack is only at 12V
1258680
you don't connect the motor to a battery charger you connect the motor to a battery..you could damage the charger as well as the motor
1124584
I am pretty sure you can. The red cable that would go to the battery goes to the isolator. From there the cables will go the individual batteries. This system works great on my boat where it controls the charge on my starting battery for the engine (which you never want to kill) and the battery used for all the electronics and pumps. The true value of this is that if you need a boost for one of these batteries there is a charged battery available.
56387
There wasn't any connectors on mine. You just butt splice the wires on the switch in line with the negative wire on the trolling motor to you battery. Hope this helps.
624477
Well, spent some time with a friend on his boat yesterday and sure enough the trolling motor placard said to disconnect it before plugging in a charger to the batteries.BUT, his motor had a easy disconnect cord that would have made this a simple operation. Don't know otherwise.... good luck.
69218
it depends on if you are running one or two batteries together. One you would need a 12 volt charger two you would need a 24 volt charger. If you are just charging one there are a lot of good slow charge chargers out there to pick from at good prices.
799467
As long as the actual connection to any 12 volt battery in any format is good and secure I don't think the motor will mind....it will get what it needs from your battery.
197133
That is correct, 12v is required. You will also need space for the battery fairly close to the motor mount. Original leads from the motor are about 4'
2159894
Yes. Mine charges both batteries at same time. It's a 2 bank charger - 10 AMPS per bank. I have a seperate 1 bank charger for my cranking battery. It has seperate wires for each bank to hook up to your two batteries for your 24volt system.
1968767
Hi,Yes it should work fine with a trolling motor, HINT; Get a 7AH solar charger to lay next to it so you can extend the trolling time.Then you can plug it in for a good full charge.Very sturdy, very strong, Hope this helps
1668483
No. This wire is sized to handle the load from the charger. I haven't checked but I doubt it is of a large enough gauge to handle the full load from your trolling motor. I do not think it would be safe / electrically responsible to do what you want to do. Find a calculator or forum online to determine what gauge wire you need to handle the load you want to pull over the distance you want to pull it and buy the right size cable by the foot. It's no fun when your boat catches on fire. Trust me I have seen it happen.
1051497
yes but you need to wire the batteries together the proper way, check the internet for 12 volt to 24 volt dc wiring diagrams you will want to maintain 12 volts not 24, this will extend your draw down time on your batteries
1112790
if you have 12v batteries in series your adding to the voltage therefore your batteries together are 24v not 12 anymore. if they are in parallel then you will still have 12v just double your amp hours. this charger says its for 12v only i wouldn't recommend it.
2156735
This battery is used to power my RV travel trailer, and does great! I don't know about a trolling motor, but this IS a deep cycle gel battery and should power any 12 volt system for quite a while before needing a charge.