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Re: How many amps does a Minn Kota Endura 40 pull? [Re: Doug Vahrenberg] #6271554 06/07/11 03:55 PM
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That's not saying that the trolling motor will run for 20 hours at high speed (or high draw) right?


That would be awesome if could do that.

Haha.

Re: How many amps does a Minn Kota Endura 40 pull? [Re: Doug Vahrenberg] #6271992 06/07/11 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted By: Doug Vahrenberg
55ah @ 20 is the time at 20 Amp Draw so your looking at the 20 hour range at 40 amp draw.



This isn't quite right.

The battery has a 120 reserve capacity, which is the number of minutes that the battery will hold voltage over 10.5V at constant current of 25A.

55ah means that you will get 55 amp-hours at whatever current draw. 55ah / 20A = 2.75hours = 165 minutes.

Also, 55ah @ 20 most likely means @ 20 degrees Celsius. The amp-hour rating for a battery is highly dependent on temperature.

So for this battery, it will last:

120 minutes @ 25A constant draw
or
165 minutes @ 20A constant draw

EDITED to add the part about temperature.

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Re: How many amps does a Minn Kota Endura 40 pull? [Re: fcag] #6272493 06/07/11 08:25 PM
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That's what I wanted to know.

Thanks alot.

Re: How many amps does a Minn Kota Endura 40 pull? [Re: fish fear me] #7827282 08/01/12 08:09 AM
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found this also...very late
Called minn-kota to get an amp breakdown, and you basically use 1 amp per lb of thrust. At speed five, you basically use 40amps. Speed 1 - 8amps. 2 - 16amps. 3 - 24amps and 4 - 32amps


Re: How many amps does a Minn Kota Endura 40 pull? [Re: fcag] #7839296 08/04/12 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted By: fcag
The battery has a 120 reserve capacity, which is the number of minutes that the battery will hold voltage over 10.5V at constant current of 25A.

55ah means that you will get 55 amp-hours at whatever current draw. 55ah / 20A = 2.75hours = 165 minutes.
Also, 55ah @ 20 most remains @ 20 degrees Celsius. The amp-hour rating for a battery is highly dependent on temperature.


While considering the above specs may be a correct step 1 in selecting a deep cycle battery, we would never want to use these numbers directly to select a battery and repeatedly run a battery voltage down to the 10.5volts fully discharged level. The resultant undersized battery being repeatedly fully discharged would oversulphate and last only a short time period well below its rated lifetime.

Batteries including deep cycles are evaluated by their makers at no more than a 50% discharge level (about 12.3V) in establishing their expected lifetime.

Without explaining the State of Charge math, RC- reserve capacity in minutes quoted on a spec sheet for any battery should be halved (50%)and preferably be quartered(25%) in any calculations so as to not repeatedly over discharge and damage the battery.

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A battery with an RC of 120 minutes used on a TM drawing 40amps being used 6 seconds of each minute would reach 50% discharge and need recharging after 6hours,15 min.

25amps/40amps =.625
.625 X 120minutes X 50% = 37.5min
37.5min X 60second/6seconds = 375minutes
375min / 60min = 6.25 hours







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