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Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! #10768667 04/15/15 01:55 AM
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I have a 70lb minn kota maxxum that is brand new... The batteries I purchased are deep cycle and are brand new... I get on the lake and the trolling motor lasts mabye 3 hours and it acts like it is on low power when it is on high... the batteries are almost dead... What causes this? Could I possibly have defective batteries or is there something else I can check on my boat?

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Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10768685 04/15/15 02:02 AM
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What size batteries? Check voltage at each battery a few hours after fully charged to see if they are holding a charge correctly. Is the maxxum a 5 speed or variable speed?

Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10768742 04/15/15 02:24 AM
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Variable speed... and I couldnt tell you what size batteries to be honest...

Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10768784 04/15/15 02:39 AM
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are you sure you have it hooked up to 24 volts?

Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10769034 04/15/15 05:24 AM
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Are you sure the batteries were fully charged when you started?

Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10769103 04/15/15 10:38 AM
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Variable speed should hold a charge a lot longer than that. Check voltage on your batteries and make sure it is wired correctly

Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10769140 04/15/15 11:16 AM
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I know this sounds silly, but you might try yanking the prop off and checking to see if you have fishing line tangled around the prop shaft.


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Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10769231 04/15/15 12:28 PM
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You have your batteries hooked up wrong. Make sure it looks like this.




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Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10769284 04/15/15 12:56 PM
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Sounds like he is running on one battery. Have hit this before. 3 hours is about as long as one 12v battery will last.


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Re: Trolling Motor Issue Help Please!!! [Re: westtexgolfer] #10770001 04/15/15 05:23 PM
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Thanks for al the responses I will check everything suggested this weekend and let yall know what I find.

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