batterie issue

[jimmydee1]

On board charger will show green lights when fully charged, (12 V. system). A "battery test" on my TM Head only shows 3 out of four lites after its been chargin all nite. Battery "one" green lite (TM battery) keeps blinking, while battery "two" lite (crankin battery) is solid green.

Chargin issue with the charger, malfunction with the reading on the "test" mode on my TM head, or bad cell in the battery????? Yawl's best guess before I go to tinkerin....and make things really screwed up!! Thanks

[MrGoodtime]

Have the batteries load tested, most parts houses will do it for free

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On board charger will show green lights when fully charged, (12 V. system). A "battery test" on my TM Head only shows 3 out of four lites after its been chargin all nite. Battery "one" green lite (TM battery) keeps blinking, while battery "two" lite (crankin battery) is solid green.

Chargin issue with the charger, malfunction with the reading on the "test" mode on my TM head, or bad cell in the battery????? Yawl's best guess before I go to tinkerin....and make things really screwed up!! Thanks

You can switch the leads for the two battery banks....if the same light still flashes its the charger.....if the other light flashes....its the battery.

[duckhunter]

I have 2 terrovas, and they are immediately at 3 bars the instant they are used, and stay at 3 lights. Went through 2 sets of brand new batteries, and both did the same. Don't know how accurate those trolling motor gauges are, they are frustrating to say the least.

[jimmydee1]

Yeah, figured as much, but my MAIN concern is that the green lite that should stay on constant, keeps blinking even after having it on charge for 24 hours. Both batteries load checked fine.....

[duckhunter]

Yeah, figured as much, but my MAIN concern is that the green lite that should stay on constant, keeps blinking even after having it on charge for 24 hours. Both batteries load checked fine.....

I think if there is a problem, from what I understand, is the lights will blink red , on the next row, if it is a Minn Kota charger. Is the light blinking green on the "charging" row, or the "full charge" row?

[jimmydee1]

DH, it's blinking green on the 'full charge' row. My on-board is this: Amber lite when it is charging or needing a charge, solid green equals full charge, and the bottom lite is a 'check connections' lite. Should have an answer today....I'll let you know what we find, just fyi.

[duckhunter]

Thanks, Jimmy............a blinking green light is full charge, but should turn steady green in 24 hrs, I think. I still think it's fully charged. Let us know, interested in what they say.

[jimmydee1]

you bet....just curious as to why the 'blinking lite' still blinked if it fully charged, and why the "test battery" lites on the head of my TM only shows 3/4 charged. Very confusing to a simple guy like me!!

[Wind Knot]

I have 2 terrovas, and they are immediately at 3 bars the instant they are used, and stay at 3 lights. Went through 2 sets of brand new batteries, and both did the same. Don't know how accurate those trolling motor gauges are, they are frustrating to say the least.

Same with my MK trolling motor. The only way to get a full four bars is to charge the battery at 10 amps until it says it's done, then switch the charger to 2 amps.