07-08-2004, 01:36 AM
[cool][blue][size 1]Just to clarify a couple of things, Jed was looking at a Minn Kota PowerMax 47, advertised on the Utah for sale board. It came with two batteries and a charger. Total $250 obo. [/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]A bit of research showed that it would run off a good 12 volt and did not need two or more in series. In other words, it is not a high output, but will do a good job on a pontoon.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]A lot of guys like to take a backup trolling motor out with them. They run the first down to low output and then switch to the fully charged one to get them back to the beach. As has been suggested, it is not a good practice to run the battery until it will not put out any power at all. It is also not good to take only one battery and to get stuck downwind from your launch spot just as a stout breeze comes up and your only battery goes down.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]A bit of research showed that it would run off a good 12 volt and did not need two or more in series. In other words, it is not a high output, but will do a good job on a pontoon.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]A lot of guys like to take a backup trolling motor out with them. They run the first down to low output and then switch to the fully charged one to get them back to the beach. As has been suggested, it is not a good practice to run the battery until it will not put out any power at all. It is also not good to take only one battery and to get stuck downwind from your launch spot just as a stout breeze comes up and your only battery goes down.[/size][/#0000ff]
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