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I am not very good at electrical things but I would like to convert my 12volt G3 to a 24 volt. About to buy new I Pilot trolling motor and depth finder combos. A friend says that it's as easy as just buying a second Battery and tray and just connecting them together with jumper wires. Is this really all there is to it?
Pretty much so. On 24 the 2 batteries are hooked up in series.
If you go with 24 volts, you will need a separate 12 volt battery for the main motor and your electronics.
you may want to check the size wire that goes to the trolling motor. may need a larger size to work properly with 24v..
Thanks everybody
Guys correct me if I've been told wrong....changing from 12v to 24v doesn't give you more TIME, just adds power to the TM. Yes/no??
Actually you can run 12v of the hot and ground from 1 battery in a 24v systemQuote:
Originally Posted by spindle
Actually both....more power....and more timeQuote:
Originally Posted by jimmydee1
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Originally Posted by jimmydee1
24 can give you both. I'm a good example. I upgraded my old 12 v, 45lb thrust motor guide with a 24v, 80 lb thrust Terrova.
I don't have to run the Terrova at full throttle all the time...in fact, I RARELY ever use the full 80 lbs of thrust.
If I run it at 45 lbs of thrust i have way more run time than the old 12v system had.
If I need more power I can hammer on with way more power than the old 45 lb thrust motor could do.
It's not an either/or situation when you power up...you can have both more power and longer run times.
A lot of times I'll go to the lake for the weekend and camp. Theres no way to charge my batteries for two days...and I haven't run out of juice on the 24v system yet. I can't say the same for my old 12v setup.
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Originally Posted by jimmydee1
24 volt will draw roughly half the amps of 12 volt at the same rate of demand
Great info guys....thanks a bunch. My Trevorra is a 70 lb'er. Will changing over to a 24v tempt me to 'over power', if you can, this TM?? And if so, what possible damage to the TM should I be cautious of? Thanks fellas, I'm learning.
Jimmydee1, clean out your in box
If I understand correctly, you are wanting to run your 12v trolling motor on 24v? DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS!!! You will burn up your motor. You can run two batteries in parallel to keep it 12v and still double your battery run time.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmydee1
Speck is right.....your 70 Lb. motor is a 12 volt.........80 lb. and above are 24 volts. But yes......Instead of wireing your two batteries in series for 24 volts.....Wire them in parallel for 12 volts and you will have twice as much run time.
how do you wire these two batteries to run a 12 v system ? I have always just carried a spare .. Other than not having to change on the water do I gain anything ? If I hook up a onboard charger do I need a three bank ( starter/lights are separate from trolling )or two ?Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
I have two 70's and they are both 24 volt.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
i was kinda thinkin a 55 lb was the largest minn kota terrova you could get in a 12v.
Coach, hook a size 6 gage wire positive to positive and neg to neg. That gives you just 12 volts from 2 batteries. Hook troller to positive and neg of same battery. Batteries really need to be pretty close in size and age. But it will really extend run time without the hassle of changing battery out on the lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
will do . what about the onboard charger . will one bank charge the double ?Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
Yes it will when the batteries are in parallel. Hook your chargers negative lead to the negative post on one battery, then the positive lead to the positive post on the other battery. It will charge through both of them. It will take longer to bring them to full charge but it worksQuote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
I ran a 12 volt minn kota powerdrive ipilot for 2 years with 2 batteries wired parallel , but what I did and it will give you a better run time a less drainage on the batteries was used both batteries by hooking the trolling motor positive to battery A and the trolling motor negative to battery B,Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
now it looks like one big 12volt battery to the trolling motor !!! and like Speck said hook the charger up positive battery A and negative to battery B now you are charging both batteries at the same time and rate !!!
Everything i have seen in 24 volts is above 55 # on the newer motors. 55 and below is 12 volts.
Your right....my bad .....senior moment....I will keep quiet nowQuote:
Originally Posted by windstone
Well.....I'm glad I opened that bag of worms. I have learned a BUNCH...thanks guys. Yawl the best ever!!