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 Dead Battery
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03/20/16 10:12 PM
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kirbydog
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This morning when I went out to the boat nothing worked but the trolling motor. I had green lights across all 4 batteries-3 for the TM and one for the starting battery. But the starting battery was completely dead so I replaced it and everything works.
My question-if the starting battery was dead why was it still showing a green light on the bank charger?
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Re: Dead Battery
[Re: kirbydog]
#11490607
03/21/16 01:37 PM
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gary purdy
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Light is not reliable seen many times especially on the lights built into the boat like some Skeeters.
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Re: Dead Battery
[Re: kirbydog]
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03/21/16 02:34 PM
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fitter2259
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Dual-Pro? Indicator lights are a pretty common failure on these.
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Re: Dead Battery
[Re: kirbydog]
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03/21/16 05:24 PM
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Stump jumper
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If the lights just measure voltage then they are useless. I have had numerous batteries that showed good volts but did not have the required amps.
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Re: Dead Battery
[Re: kirbydog]
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03/21/16 06:01 PM
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forkduc
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I just had the same thing happen and found the cables were not tight on the cranking battery! 4 bank Minkotta.
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Re: Dead Battery
[Re: Stump jumper]
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03/21/16 06:40 PM
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D Miner
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If the lights just measure voltage then they are useless. I have had numerous batteries that showed good volts but did not have the required amps. Very true. A cell in the battery can die, and will still display the proper voltage under no load. But the battery won't be able to deliver 12V power at all.
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Re: Dead Battery
[Re: forkduc]
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03/21/16 06:52 PM
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Flippin-Out
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I just had the same thing happen and found the cables were not tight on the cranking battery! 4 bank Minkotta. You should be using lock-nuts on at least the cranking battery. This recommendation is quite common with outboard manufacturers as an open-circuit for the battery connection can result in engine electrical component damage.
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Re: Dead Battery
[Re: Flippin-Out]
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03/21/16 08:56 PM
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forkduc
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Thanks, I'll see whats there tomorrow. Sure make sense.
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