Thursdays Battery lesson

OK, here's what all I found out last night. Yes, I did get the batteries hooked up the right way and replaced the fuse. When I took the old batteries out, I taped the ones together that went to each post and now have them back where they were. Works like a charm and I now am back to having a true 12/24 V system. I can actually tell the difference when I change it over from 12 to 24 and mash the button. TM Prop spins like heck now on 24V. While they were out, I looked at the charger. You can only see it when you have the batteries out cause it's way back up under the console and you just can't see it at all. Looking at it, It's a BassPro Brand and it says it's a 3 bank so that's good. I ASSUME it's hooked up to the Cranking battery but not sure. Guess I need to find a way to find out for 100% sure and if it's not, run some wires and make it hook to the cranking battery. When I first got the boat, I plugged in the Charger to the house and it was charging fine until I had one of my TM batts go out, then it just wouldn't charge anymore. Since it quit charging early this year, I haven't had much need for a TM cause of pulling cranks and have only been charging it with the portable charger since it did work. Time to get things right now I recon since I'll be using the TM out spider rigging or jigging stumps or Bridge pilings.

Your charger may be bad....it might have burn't out when your TM batt went out way back....it may have been trying to charge it and it wouldn't charge and the OB charger couldn't cut off and burn't up. I reccommend you trace all your wires out to be sure they are ok and clean up all of your connections...then if the OB charger does not work...its toast , go get a new one.

I was planning on TRYING That as soon as I could. It'll be maybe next weekend before I have time though

Tracing out the charger wiring shouldn't be a problem. If it's 3 bank, there should be a ground and positive wire for each bank running to each battery.

May have missed something yesterday...were you saying your cranking battery is not holding up? If so, do you have any issues with your tachometer jumping around or not working properly?

O/B chargers have a voltage detection system in them that checks for minimum voltage before they will kick on. So, if you have a bad batt or one completely dead, the system will not attempt to charge it. From where it is mounted, can you see the indicator lights on the charger? If not, you need to move it or get an extendable mirror so you can see them or it's going to bite you in the green carp without the b right when you really don't need to be bit.

Wannabe...

OB chargers can attempt to charge a bad battery...if a battery has a bad cell it can still show voltage and it will not charge right or none at all. He should trace and inspect his wires because he could have one cut or maybe two have got together and wore through the insulation and are touching each other.

It is possible, but if you have a truly bad battery and it detects 0 voltage, most quality chargers will not attempt a charge. My MK portable, for example, will not. Had a lawn mower batt that sat till -0- voltage this year. Had to give it a slight jump, then the charger would kick on and charged it up.

G....I think we just need to ride down there and give this boat a good going over before he hurts himself and we have to listen to him whine about it for months on end.

Wannabe...

Come down the day before our mini camp.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

G....I think we just need to ride down there and give this boat a good going over before he hurts himself and we have to listen to him whine about it for months on end.

Wannabe...

---

Good idea....He could buy us a T bone steak for lunch also. :D

The charger should have 3 lights- one for each bank. They are red then they will turn green when charged. If the cranking battery is wired, you should have a light on.

My Cranking Battery is on it's last leg to. I can fully charge it with the portable and then put the charger on it a few days later and it's down to 80%

Come on down, I've got some Briskett in the freezer already cooked

Your outboard motor must not be charging your cranking battery at all when you run it from what you have been telling us....you probably should get that checked out.

It doesn't run down enough to cause cranking problems G when I run the big motor

Ya Gewber. How many wires you got hooked up on yo crankin battry? Prolly be a couple fer your fuse panel, a couple fer yo big motor and hopefully a couple fer your on-board charger. The ones from yo charger should be bigger than your fuse panel wires, but smaller than your big motor wires. Least that's the way mine is. Now git to lookin.

Maybe we should start from the beginning with this one G.

DD, how old is your cranking battery?

If the age is in double digits, I'm gonna slap you.

Wannabe...

Oh yea. You're still ugly and a Gewber. There also may be wires for your FF on the cranker as well. Course I'm sure you know what they look like. Ferget that last statement. They the ones comin from yo FF and ain't very big either.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

Maybe we should start from the beginning with this one G.

DD, how old is your cranking battery?

If the age is in double digits, I'm gonna slap you.

Wannabe...

---

Wb, why is this always a challenge? Is it because he's ugly or because he's a Gewber?

Sure it's the battery that came with the boat cause the Tm batteries were. It's a 2005 model boat and the wiring is very basic but I've never had to deal with wiring before so I'm TRYING to learn now. All the FF wiring is my wiring and yes, it's all hooked up to the Crank battery which is where I was tolt to hook it so there wouldn't be any interferance on the FF due to the TM being on. I KNOW I need a new cranking battery and will get one as soon as I get some mo money. 2 TM batteries were 210 after tax, then today I'm getting oil changed and 2 tires for truck. Thats another 250. I'm trying to get all my stuff right so be patient and understanding. BTW, I am purtier than you, just ask me

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DonDon

Sure it's the battery that came with the boat cause the Tm batteries were. It's a 2005 model boat and the wiring is very basic but I've never had to deal with wiring before so I'm TRYING to learn now. All the FF wiring is my wiring and yes, it's all hooked up to the Crank battery which is where I was tolt to hook it so there wouldn't be any interferance on the FF due to the TM being on. I KNOW I need a new cranking battery and will get one as soon as I get some mo money. 2 TM batteries were 210 after tax, then today I'm getting oil changed and 2 tires for truck. Thats another 250. I'm trying to get all my stuff right so be patient and understanding. BTW, I am purtier than you, just ask me

---

When you hooked the FF's up, how many wires did you see on the cranker? Btw, you ain't purtier than nobody. You fugly.

2 tires? What kind if democratic Gewber changes 2 tires at a time? On a more serious note, tell yo tire man to find you some tires that have been pulled off a new truck. I just bought a set that was pulled off and traded on a new set. Got a set just like what came on my truck fir $400. That's half price of a new set. Only had 200 mikes on em.

don't remember Minner, have to have a look see back there.

Tolt ya. You always gotta remember to start at the beginning with this one.

5 Year old cranking battery. OK, that is single digits I suppose so I can't slap you. Technically. But you definitely deserve a titty twister at least.

A'ite...so you can't pop for a new battery. Fine. But at least throw you a set of jumper cables in there. Posititve to positive and negative to negative on ONE of your TM batteries if you have to use 'em. Nessa is stout, but I don't think she could pull start that 125 HP outboard of yours and even if she could, she'd be hard to live with for the next 2 days after she did.

Wannabe...

I figure DD could just open the cowlin and look at the motor and it would run. Ugly it to runnin and Nessa wouldn't have to do nuttin.

It might crank in amazement as it basks in the glory of my handsomeness

Dang....DD is in the green cup already today it sounds like.

Hook up your boat and carry it out to Performance Outboard on Lakeland and Hwy 471. Ask for Myron and ask him to check out your wiring.

is he open on Saturdays?

Yes, but how are you gonna fish tournaments?

How is he gonna cook hushpuppies?

He said he was. Taters also.

Good deal......anybody that does not know what we are talking about .....read the two Stickys at the top of the off topic page.

Battery is good enough for now to fish tourneys and yes I will be cooking. Gponna make some SPECIAL ONE"S for you though Crappie holic. Ask ole Kitty gitter about them there special one's he got ahold of one at the last cookout

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DonDon

Battery is good enough for now to fish tourneys and yes I will be cooking. Gponna make some SPECIAL ONE"S for you though Crappie holic. Ask ole Kitty gitter about them there special one's he got ahold of one at the last cookout

---

Gponna?

Oh minner....are you coming to this one? or do you have another tourney or some lame excuse?

He'll have some excuse, just like Wannabe always has one. Least Wannabe HAS been coming to the cookouts for the free grub. I'm right proud of him

Yeh.....minner never comes to anything