Shoreline marine presents captain weekend loye futch a 25 year veteran of the marine industry and professional boat mechanic who will show you how to properly connect wires to a marine battery. A simple step by step guide to wiring your trolling motor.
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How to wire boat batteries. The battery system of a trolling motor can contain a single double or triple 12 volt batteries. Typically a battery system in a boat can be split up into two components. Do things wrong youll destroy your batteries your trolling motor maybe even your boat. Disconnect the battery cables starting with the negative cable before disconnecting the positive cable from the battery. Equipment coming off a switchboard or circuit panel should be straightforward to trace. Main battery switch in nearly all cases your boat wiring system should have a marine grade main battery disconnect.
I am running the boat battery wiring from the switch to my two batteries. So stick around because well look at. When you make your own wiring diagram use very large sheets of paper for clarity. A trolling motor battery system and a battery system. The batteries are charged. Any discussion with a marine technician will highlight the fact that often times a boats operational problems are related to its electrical system.
Hooking batteries to a trolling motor is easy. Simple boat wiring diagram single battery. 255 time to complete. It is commonly used in onboard electronics like in depth finders. A battery in a boat electricity is stored in one or more batteries. The 12 volt starter battery provides the outboard motor with cranking power.
Sparks will fly everywhere and you could get seriously hurt. How to wire or re wire a boat 1. Once the battery is disconnected gently lift it out of the battery box and place it out of the way. A jumper wire is used to connect these batteries in a series. How to hook up 2 3. But if this is your first time doing this and you realize that installing a battery is not as simple as just plugging it in you need proper guidance.
Locate the battery within your boat and switch the marine battery switch to off while you remove the old battery. An understanding of basic boat wiring.
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