Can you have this charger connect to charge the batery while the battery is connected to the trolling motor being use on a inflatable raft?
1445477
Yes, no problem. Of course, the trolling motor should be turned off or it will draw more than the charger can put out and your battery won't get charged. But this is a fine charger for "on-board" use, meaning mounted permanently in the boat or raft.
1082455
You sure can. I have 2 of these battery sets and they work great, close to the real battery in terms of life. The dock charger actually recharges the batteries rather quickly. Hope this helps.
2070245
No. There are other chargers that provide a "jump start" option if the battery is dead. This CTEK charger will prevent a battery from becoming dead. And, unlike other "float chargers", you can leave this one attached ALL the time - it won't over charge. The CTEK is a "smart charger", perhaps one of the smartest ones a consumer like you and I can get.
1680646
Yes. But make sure you connect the batteries in parallel; i.e. connect the two positive terminals of the batteries together, then connect the two negative terminals. Finally, connect the positive terminal of the batteryminder to the positive side of the two batteries and negative terminal of the batteryminder to the negative side of the two batteries. I recommend disconnecting the batteries from the camper before charging to make sure no circuit in the camper will draw any current from the the batteryminder. The manual, which you can get on-line, states you may charge deep cycle batteries. If you charge two batteries at a time, they should be of same type and of comparable condition.
1757587
The trolling motor is a good motor for a small boat or in your case a raft. A 12 volt sealed battery(CAR) will work fine you just have to mount it so it does not move in your floatation device. Charge time on the battery depends on how hard you run the motor. And yes you have to re-charge the battery with a battery charger type car battery charger.
1255276
I don't know if you can other the extra battery. Each RC boat seems to have different connector for the battery.
236995
I agree with Hugh & Dean. This Charger charges and monitors each of two batteries independently, so yes, one could be your starting battery and the other battery could be for accessories or trolling motor.
44715
Sorry, I don't know the answer. My boat has a dual battery 12 volt system. I routinely use the batteries (and run the engine) with the charger running.
1226682
Hook the two wires from the trolling motor to a deep cycle marine trolling motor battery.
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.
1265234
I would not. You could easily overcharge the battery where as a regular charger has a regulator on it. This is to be used to charge another vehicle/motorcycle for a short time; until the other vehicle can be started.
2271424
I would NOT recommend that you do this.. It can probably be done but this charger monitors a battery for the level of discharge as well as the level of charge. If it were the exact same battery with the exact level of discharge maybe but I don't see that happening.. I would NOT recommend you do this..
764192
I'm sure it's not ment to have a trolling motor used with it. But that being said,there is a spot to put the battery and I'm sure you could attach it to the metal tubing. So I'm saying it's completely possible if your responsible about the reality,it's not ment for it. I'd try it!
2259584
I use mine in my boat to run a acquarium aireator to keep bait alive. lasts several days before the battery needs charging.
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.
827046
You need the motor mount that attached to the back of the boat. Also, I used a marine battery for my motor. It has to be a marine battery not a normal car battery. Other then that just the trolling motor, motor mount, and battery is all you need.
1783931
I suppose you could but when charging Lipo batteries I wouldn't do that. Charging Lipo batteries safety is always a concern, unless you plan on being there during the entire charging process I wouldn't charge the batteries this way.