Thread: Question for Humminbird Greg

Greg,

Got all the parts to put a ducer on the trolling motor. In the instructions for the TS3 switch it says if you wire the switch directly to the battery you need a battery switch to prevent the switch from running down the battery. My boat has no fuse panel so that is how i will have to wire it. What kind of battery switch do I need and where can i fibd one?

Thanks

Any car parts store will have a battery switch. You have to run them on drag cars if the exceed a certain speed.

here's a link to one I found at autozone....
Wells Manufacturing/Vapor proof battery selector and disconnect switch with mounting hardware and spacers (SW1785) | Switch | AutoZone.com_

I'm pretty sure they are just talking about a simple little on/off switch. Something like this Toggle Switch Brass On/Off SeaDog Line 420465-1 - iboats.com

I would think your (Barnacle Bill) right but he said a battery switch. which would have to handle 500-800 amps.

That's a lot of amps Gator....the wire to carry that current would weigh more than the boat! :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by yankee doodler

That's a lot of amps Gator....the wire to carry that current would weigh more than the boat! :rolleyes:

30 amps isn't that much. it takes a #10 AWG wire and if that weighs more than your boat you need to get rid of that inflatable and get a real one...LOL

From HB...

"If you need to wire the control head to a battery, obtain and install an inline fuse holder, a 3 amp fuse (not

included) for the protection of the unit, and a battery switch (not included). Install the battery switch using the

instructions provided with it."

From this I'd say what Bill is talking about would work. All youre doing is killing the power when the boat is off the water.

I'm woundering what a T53 is I did a search on Humminbirds website and found nothing
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try TS3. Second character is a letter "S" not a number "5"