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 lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/14/22 05:06 PM
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bought 3 lithium batteries , my Xi5 ran for 20 seconds , then died . Voltage at plug = 40 volts. Are trolling motors not engineered for lithium ?
Is there a device to limit voltage to 36 ?
MO
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/14/22 07:01 PM
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hopalong
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checked breaker? don't you have one of the newer tm's?
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/14/22 08:50 PM
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I have circuit breakers installed , they were not thrown, I have power at the plug . Motorguide rep says lots of folks running lithium batteries with
no issues .
Mo
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/14/22 09:35 PM
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Did you charge the batteries with an on board charger first? Leaving TM plugged in can fry it.....
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
[Re: Mo]
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11/14/22 09:47 PM
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batteries are not the issue, 12v is 12v to a tm and 40 volts is within spec for newer models.
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/14/22 11:34 PM
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batteries are not the issue, 12v is 12v to a tm and 40 volts is within spec for newer models.
^^^This^^^
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/15/22 02:22 PM
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Did you charge the batteries with an on board charger first? Leaving TM plugged in can fry it..... Motor worked fine till it did not. I have never unplugged my TM when charging , Maybe I will in the future. MO
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/15/22 02:36 PM
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Always throw you’re TM breaker.
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/15/22 06:57 PM
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Always throw you’re TM breaker. that is how I do it too. mo, check all your ground connections for tight, most of the time, unless something burned up that is what causes the problem. you might also pull the top cap on the tm and look for burned areas around wires and the circuit board.
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/15/22 09:40 PM
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I'm off tomorrow , so looks like a trip to LakeSide Trolling motor repair is in my future.
I will update this thread when I get a diagnosis.
Mo
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/16/22 01:28 AM
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A 36v lithium has to charge up to 48v for a full charge, from what I’ve read (might have been 46v). But maybe that’s what got the TM.
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/28/22 04:58 PM
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checked breaker? don't you have one of the newer tm's? appears that this is the problem thank you MO
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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11/28/22 08:34 PM
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Re: lithium batteries killed trolling motor ?
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12/12/22 11:40 PM
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Feeling a little embarrassed , replaced circuit breaker , hooked it all back , re-synced remotes and everything now works perfect.
gave it a good workout last Thursday
MO
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