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Adding a 24-Volt Trolling Motor: Adding More Battery Power From "Shipshape Boating" episode DSSB-210

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Depending on the amount of thrust your trolling motor gives out, this will determine the amount of battery power it will require. Host John Greviskis reveals an easy way to add more battery power for your trolling motor.

If your trolling motor puts out at least 65 pounds of thrust, then you will need to have 24-volts of battery power pushing it. To accomplish this, you can take two 12-volt batteries and wire them in a series (figure A).

To run two 12-volt batteries in a series, connect the positive on one battery cable on battery number one, to the negative on battery number two. Next, take the positive lead on battery number two to the positive lead on the trolling motor, then the negative lead on battery number one to the negative lead on the trolling motor (figure B). You have now created a 24-volt system. The batteries will share resources to power the trolling motor as if they were one battery.

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