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I have 2 batteries for a parallel setup. I have the wires going from the Guest Charger to the batteries. I have the jumper cables going from Batt. #1 to Batt. #2, positive to positive, and negative to negative.
My question here is that my Lund was pre-wired from the factory for 12 volts and the wires going to the trolling motor connect to one battery. Should the red wire go to Batt. #1 and the black wire go to Batt. #2?
Right now the red and black wires from the trolling motor connect to just the one battery with the jumper cables coming from one battery to the other. Does it make a difference?
Thanks, Andy.
I have 2 batteries for a parallel setup. I have the wires going from the Guest Charger to the batteries. I have the jumper cables going from Batt. #1 to Batt. #2, positive to positive, and negative to negative.
My question here is that my Lund was pre-wired from the factory for 12 volts and the wires going to the trolling motor connect to one battery. Should the red wire go to Batt. #1 and the black wire go to Batt. #2?
Right now the red and black wires from the trolling motor connect to just the one battery with the jumper cables coming from one battery to the other. Does it make a difference?
Thanks, Andy.
Hangman
08-01-2004, 06:16 PM
Need a little more info to help you. Is your trolling motor 12v or 24v?
Hangman
08-01-2004, 06:16 PM
Need a little more info to help you. Is your trolling motor 12v or 24v?
Dodge1
08-01-2004, 07:30 PM
Andy, on a 12 volt, 2 battery system, I can’t see why it would make any difference but I’d wire red to battery #1 and black to battery #2.
BTW, how many banks do you have on your Guest charger?
RANGER
08-02-2004, 01:13 PM
Dodge 1 is right! You can wire your trolling motor as he said and there would be no problem as long as your jumper is pos-to-pos and neg-to-neg between the batts. As a matter of fact wiring the trolling motor across the two batts will increase the run-time for the motor twofold.
Thanks for the replies, it's a 12 volt system.
Andy.
No Difference
08-03-2004, 05:13 PM
Terminating the motor on battery A or battery B or a combination of the two will not matter. Either pos or neg is the same point electrically when the 2 sources are wired in parallel. Keep the jumpers of equal gauge or larger than the max current draw or max current supplied when charging. Think short & fat.