excellent explanation. I purchased a trolling motor that requires 36v and i was debating between buying a 36v lithium and connecting 3 12V batteries. thank you
I came across this videos love it so easily explained so I checked out a few of your other videos you have gained Another subscriber for life my friend keep up the good content
This is a perfect tutorial on batteries and simple circuits this says it all you can almost learn everything you need to know in this video simple concise and to the point. I have liked and subbed thank you very much for this little review for me before I go take my airframe and power plant ONP tests. Wish me luck!!! Woo hoo !
Good video but what terminal do I hook my trolling motor leads to pos one battery 1 and negative on battery 3 or just hook it to any pos and negative battery to get the 36 v ?
Simple explanation. So when I series connect the 3 batteries for a 36v connection I then run the boats neg and pos connection to the open slots left on the battery 1 and 3, right?
Great tips, ty. I have a 12V system where I have battery in back of boat and a battery in front of boat and I have a wire from both negative and positive going to to front. Is that still 12v system, how ever I want to put a 2nd battery up front and connect to the one that is already there. What is your suggestion how to connect each battery? And will it give longer run time?
Hello, what guage and length wire? Also, to charge can you simply connect the trickle charger to the two open posts? And recommendations for pre made wires, vs making my own? For 36v system
OK great video.how would you set up a 24v trolling motor and a cranking battery together? Outboard motor charging all batteries when running. My boat is a long way from power and pulling those 2 heavy t.m. batteries out every time to charge is really not a option. Thanks.
You can actually leave them connected while still charging them individually. I use a noco genius 3 bank charger to keep my 36v system charged. It has 3 separate 12v charging outputs.
good video, My question is I may start running a 24 volt motor in the back and a 12 volt in the front plus all my lights and very pricey fish finder are 12 volt. do I need something to reduce the power back down to 12 volts for my other 12 volt items or can I hook them up to the 24 volt system? Thanks William
I believe this needs pinned to all fishing groups, it never fails that this question gets asked and people are scared to mess with adding batteries. Great explanation of parallel and series!!!
Great video. I also just bought my 1st 24v trolling motor and you made the job so much easier. Thx. One question though, how do I hook up my 12v accessories? That's probably a dumb question
Hook up your 12v accessories like normal... Use the positive and negative post of only one battery. I'm glad this video helped you out. Thank you for watching!
It helped considerably. I tournament fish and have my first of the year in 2 weeks and just picked up a used bass boat and today put the new trolling motor on. I'm actually going to subscribe to your channel right now. Thx again
One more question. My boat has an on board charger, now that I have 2 batteries wired for 24 volts, do I unhook the jumper wire before I charge a battery or leave it hooked up?
@@markjennings9527 You can charge both batteries separately at 12v each with the jumper wire in place. I have a 4 bank onboard charger that's connected to all my batteries. I do not have to remove the 2 jumpers on my 36v bank to charge.
I got a 36v minnkota. Can I use 3 battery's in series for that, using one of them for my crank battery? Was thinking if I needed more I could have a extra cable to temp wire 2 Into parallel to start if they are low from trolling....
Thank you for the video. While being pretty straight forward, a daunting task if you never have done it. Quick question, can you have a 12 volt and 24 volt system off 2 batteries? Like coming off one battery for the bilge/lights and off two batteries for the trolling motor? Thanks again!
Yes you can. Before I added additional batteries in my boat, I used one of the batteries to start the outboard and run the 12v electronics while simultaneously using it for half of a 24v bank.
I have 24Volt Trolling Motor and 2 Batteries. With Red, Orange,Black and Ground wire tips on hooking that up? Assuming with this video I put Red on Positive and Orange on Negative?
My boat is a 12 volt system right now and my outboard motor charges the battery can I toss in another 12 volt battery to make my system 24 volts for a bigger trolling motor without damaging anything? Or is it best just to get 2 new batteries to make a 24v system for it and keep the 12 volt for my boat
If you have the room to dedicate two batteries to your trolling motor, it would be better. If not, it is OK to add a second battery and use the starting battery to help make your 24v system. I have done both before depending on how much extra space I had in my boat. You'll definitely get the best results from separate trolling motor batteries. Not just in terms of performance, but trolling motors also generate electrical interfere which can affect the signal quality on your electronics such as fish finders.
I've got a 1998 Stratos bass boat and I've been told that I dont need a jumper because mine jumps at the receptacle on the front deck. My 75lb 24volt trolling motor isn't as strong as I think it should be. I currently don't have any jumper wires and my two batteries are just wired normal. Ive got 2 positive wires and two negative wires coming from the receptacle on the front. Any suggestions? I understand that if the receptacle is reading 24volts then in theory when i plug my trolling in i should wired up correctly?? Maybe... Awesome video! Thanks
Thanks for watching. Lots of information to cover here, so let me know if I miss anything. 1st, my champion boat has the same receptacle. They do the job, but I don't use mine. The main reason is the factory uses the smallest wire they can get away with. You also have to remember that modern 24 volt trolling motors are putting out a lot more power than the ones produced years ago. Wire sizes that may have been adequate in the late 1980s are no longer adequate for today's equipment. If it were me, I would strongly consider running a new run of wire from the battery to the front deck and using a new trolling motor plug. If your boat is anything like mine, if you pull that panel on the front deck and look at the trolling motor wiring, I would be willing to bet it is somewhere around ten gauge. Depending on the length of the run, you should be using 6awg or 4awg.
@@TheWeekendAngler You're absolutely correct. I have 10 gauge wires. So 4 or 6 gauge wire and 24volt plug. Then I can run straight to the battery without a series or parallel jump right? EDIT: Sorry I just checked and the wires say 06 GA
@@michaelchapman4261 right. If you're going to run new wire, go ahead and get the 4 Gage. The price difference will be negligible. You will make your jump back at the battery boxes so that your wires going to the front will be carrying 24 volt. You will want to install a circuit breaker within 12 inches of the battery. A 60 amp breaker would probably be correct for this application. Make sure you are using good quality crimped terminals and tinned wire. Standard copper automotive wire will corrode quickly in a marine environment. You can get everything I just mentioned for a good price from www.genuinedealz.com That's where I buy my wires and connectors. I am not affiliated with that company in any wait, I have just received excellent service from them and they sell quality products.
My boat is already wired to just one battery for a 12 volt trolling motor. Just bought a 24 volt trolling motor. The existing battery I already have all I need do is put the 2nd battery in and run one jumper wire to it and then I’m good to go? Is anything else need to be changed like up front where the plug in goes and all that?
Hi, Thank you sharing the video. This is really helpful for us. Can you explain more the high lighted point. For longer battery life Series or parallel connection is fine. If it is series then why or where we can use the parallel connection or vice versa.
Thanks. Some devices require a higher voltage to operate. For instance, the trolling motor on my boat is a 36v model. This requires me to run 3 batteries in series. Parallel wiring is good for 12v devices that need additional run time. Hope this helps.
Hi, Can you please confirm if two 12 volt batteries can be hooked up in series for a 24 volt trolling motor and also run 12 volt fish finder graphs at 12 volts if the graphs are hooked up to just one of the batteries? Thanks, Tony
I just bought a used bass boat, it wasn’t connected right and now one battery is dead. I understand your explanation but where do you put all the wires for the charging system, the trolling motor and other accessories? Also if one battery is dead, do I have to buy two of the same batteries now or can I buy one battery and add the new one to the existing battery that is new and not the same brand?
Thanks alot was good for me to learn. Thanks just need to know about third battery for starting motor n lights is that a different battery ? Deep cycle too or different marine battery ? I just bought a 50 bass tracker 175 2003 2 stroke and vatteries are 2016 so looks like I need all 3 new batteries now. What do you suggest ? Thank you
Geez!! You made this simple and I didn’t have to become an electrician just to wire my 24v trolling motor. Thank you !!!!!!!
Probably the easiest and quickest explanation for battery questions awesome video!
Thank you!
The explanation is simple and easy to understand, very professional. thank you
Easy to understand explanation. I would add that when hooking up the two trolling motor electric leads to use the unused positive and negative posts.
Fantastic video. I just bought my first 24v trolling motor and this made all the sense in the world. Thank you!
You are seriously amazing at teaching. Thank you for making it so easy understand.
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Thank you i understood it before and you reaffirmed it in simple understandable terms
Nice video. Simple enough for an old dude like me to understand. Thanks.
Best straight forward video, I ever saw. So glad, I didn't listen to basspro.
Easiest explanation for us dummies that just want to cast and retrieve some lead. Bravo!
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Thank you for explaining this. I am getting a boat with a 24v trolly motor and now I know how to properly hook my batteries up.
Awesome! I'm glad this video helped you out.
Best video on the internet on this topic, thanks you are a great teacher...
Thank you so very much!
Thanks for the clear description of the differences!
Awesome and thank you. Very informative. I did my pontoon with a switch. Side #1 one battery, side #2 two batteries parallel.
Thanks Josh, truly just learned something now when I finally get my trolling motor I know what I can do to stay on the water longer.
Awesome simply explained, great job, in refreshing my memory how to do this. Thx
best video to understand such an basic concept... ty for the video
Great info, Thank you.. Also thanks for no annoying back ground music, Cheers
Thanks...which is best recommended, parallel or series connections??
Exactly what I was looking for, great video !!! Thank you.
Best video yet, thx for the simple explanation.
BIG THANKS 🙏🏿 needed this for a quick recovery lesson on battery connections!!
That explains the process simply and clearly !…great video, thanks
Thank you.
Nice job. Best explanation yet of parallel and series hookups.
Excellent and simple to understand video. Just what I needed!!
Thank you. I'm glad it helped.
excellent explanation. I purchased a trolling motor that requires 36v and i was debating between buying a 36v lithium and connecting 3 12V batteries. thank you
Couldn't ask for a better video.
Perfect
I came across this videos love it so easily explained so I checked out a few of your other videos you have gained Another subscriber for life my friend keep up the good content
thanks man i building a electric mini car and i didn't quite know how to connect the batteries and you were a huge help
Thank you for watching! Good luck with your project!
See Josh thanks that’s just what I was looking for buying my first 24 V trolling motor was trying to figure it out thanks for the help buddy
Very good quality video and very informative
Thanks. Great explanation. Quick , concise and to the point.
Great job explaining. Thank you
Short sweet and to the point. Thank you.
Very well explained. Thank you
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Brilliant! Clear, simple and accurate. Thanks for the video
Thank you!
Good video, straight to the point with good video illustrations. Thanks
Thank you! I hope it helped you out!
Thanks for good information, and being straight to the point.
Wow how simple good exclamation thanks!
This is a perfect tutorial on batteries and simple circuits this says it all you can almost learn everything you need to know in this video simple concise and to the point.
I have liked and subbed thank you very much for this little review for me before I go take my airframe and power plant ONP tests.
Wish me luck!!! Woo hoo !
Thanks and good luck with your tests!
Thanks I needed to know how to make a 24v system since I bought a 24v inverter and didn't think the 24v would be such a pain in the ass to deal with
thank you very much i needed to know this for a 36 v
Question, 24 volts set up, can you add the 3rd battery to get more capacity? Thanks just asking?
Can you? Yes. Should you? No.
The load would be unbalanced and would place unnecessary strain on the single battery.
Good video but what terminal do I hook my trolling motor leads to pos one battery 1 and negative on battery 3 or just hook it to any pos and negative battery to get the 36 v ?
You'll connect it to the same terminals I connect the meter to in the video. The unused terminals on batteries one and three.
Great job I just got a 36 volt trolling motor thx alot
Quick, Simple and to the point. Thank you
Perfectly explained. Loved your video
great explanation, simple and to the point.
Thank you. I hope it helped you out.
Sweet just what I was looking for thanks pal from UK
Thanks. Explained very well.
Awesome vid thank you. I’m preparing to upgrade to 36v and was unsure of how to do it but now I’m confident I can get it done 😎😎
I appreciate the info, very helpful. Thanks 😎
Wow, thank you for making it easy to understand!
Thank you for that simple explanation!
Simple explanation. So when I series connect the 3 batteries for a 36v connection I then run the boats neg and pos connection to the open slots left on the battery 1 and 3, right?
Perfect demonstration
Great tips, ty. I have a 12V system where I have battery in back of boat and a battery in front of boat and I have a wire from both negative and positive going to to front. Is that still 12v system, how ever I want to put a 2nd battery up front and connect to the one that is already there. What is your suggestion how to connect each battery? And will it give longer run time?
Awesome video, informative....quick and to the point.
Hello, what guage and length wire? Also, to charge can you simply connect the trickle charger to the two open posts? And recommendations for pre made wires, vs making my own? For 36v system
Awesome video! How would you connect the wires to the trolling motor? Would it be the positive from battery 1 and the negative from battery 3?
Yes sir. Thanks for watching!
If you have 3 batteries in series, could the cranking batter be ran parallel to one of them?
This is what I came here looking for.
OK great video.how would you set up a 24v trolling motor and a cranking battery together? Outboard motor charging all batteries when running. My boat is a long way from power and pulling those 2 heavy t.m. batteries out every time to charge is really not a option. Thanks.
Would you use a golf cart charger 36v to charge the 3 battery 36v setup or disconnect and charge 12v individually 🤔
You can actually leave them connected while still charging them individually.
I use a noco genius 3 bank charger to keep my 36v system charged. It has 3 separate 12v charging outputs.
Very helpful video. Great job explaining everything.
Thank you!
For Solar to rind refrigerator for bank storage Do you recommend a 12v,24v or 36v ??
How would you charge 36 volt system ? Thanks! Great video!
Thank you
With a 24 volt,do you connect the trolling motor to just one battery after you connect pos to the seconds battery net?
good video, My question is I may start running a 24 volt motor in the back and a 12 volt in the front plus all my lights and very pricey fish finder are 12 volt. do I need something to reduce the power back down to 12 volts for my other 12 volt items or can I hook them up to the 24 volt system?
Thanks William
I believe this needs pinned to all fishing groups, it never fails that this question gets asked and people are scared to mess with adding batteries. Great explanation of parallel and series!!!
Thank you!
Great video. I also just bought my 1st 24v trolling motor and you made the job so much easier. Thx. One question though, how do I hook up my 12v accessories? That's probably a dumb question
Hook up your 12v accessories like normal... Use the positive and negative post of only one battery. I'm glad this video helped you out. Thank you for watching!
It helped considerably. I tournament fish and have my first of the year in 2 weeks and just picked up a used bass boat and today put the new trolling motor on. I'm actually going to subscribe to your channel right now. Thx again
One more question. My boat has an on board charger, now that I have 2 batteries wired for 24 volts, do I unhook the jumper wire before I charge a battery or leave it hooked up?
@@markjennings9527 You can charge both batteries separately at 12v each with the jumper wire in place. I have a 4 bank onboard charger that's connected to all my batteries. I do not have to remove the 2 jumpers on my 36v bank to charge.
@@TheWeekendAngler Thank you very much. I'm glad I found you on here, you know your stuff.
Great video. Keep up your good work. Can not identical Ah 12V batteries connected in serial? What would be the allowance in % to the Ah capacity?
Perfect reminder
Great job, now I understand it.
Thank You, realy give me some reason to understand how it works/ to do!
Very good explanation.
Thank you
This helped me understand how to put 6 batteries in a 72v electric motorcycle
Awesome! I'm glad it helped you out!
Well put sir ,simple ,to the point . Even I can follow and I hardly can spell elektrishan....😝
😂😂 Thank you, sir!
I got a 36v minnkota. Can I use 3 battery's in series for that, using one of them for my crank battery?
Was thinking if I needed more I could have a extra cable to temp wire 2 Into parallel to start if they are low from trolling....
Yes. That would work just fine.
Short sweet to the point thanks
Thanks man. Awsome video
Thank you!
Can i use solar charger to charge 36v batteries ? Any suggestions on brand and how to connect?
Thank you! Very well input.
Thank you for the video. While being pretty straight forward, a daunting task if you never have done it. Quick question, can you have a 12 volt and 24 volt system off 2 batteries? Like coming off one battery for the bilge/lights and off two batteries for the trolling motor? Thanks again!
Yes you can. Before I added additional batteries in my boat, I used one of the batteries to start the outboard and run the 12v electronics while simultaneously using it for half of a 24v bank.
I have 24Volt Trolling Motor and 2 Batteries. With Red, Orange,Black and Ground wire tips on hooking that up?
Assuming with this video I put Red on Positive and Orange on Negative?
My boat is a 12 volt system right now and my outboard motor charges the battery can I toss in another 12 volt battery to make my system 24 volts for a bigger trolling motor without damaging anything? Or is it best just to get 2 new batteries to make a 24v system for it and keep the 12 volt for my boat
If you have the room to dedicate two batteries to your trolling motor, it would be better. If not, it is OK to add a second battery and use the starting battery to help make your 24v system.
I have done both before depending on how much extra space I had in my boat. You'll definitely get the best results from separate trolling motor batteries. Not just in terms of performance, but trolling motors also generate electrical interfere which can affect the signal quality on your electronics such as fish finders.
I've got a 1998 Stratos bass boat and I've been told that I dont need a jumper because mine jumps at the receptacle on the front deck. My 75lb 24volt trolling motor isn't as strong as I think it should be. I currently don't have any jumper wires and my two batteries are just wired normal. Ive got 2 positive wires and two negative wires coming from the receptacle on the front. Any suggestions? I understand that if the receptacle is reading 24volts then in theory when i plug my trolling in i should wired up correctly?? Maybe... Awesome video! Thanks
Thanks for watching. Lots of information to cover here, so let me know if I miss anything.
1st, my champion boat has the same receptacle. They do the job, but I don't use mine. The main reason is the factory uses the smallest wire they can get away with.
You also have to remember that modern 24 volt trolling motors are putting out a lot more power than the ones produced years ago. Wire sizes that may have been adequate in the late 1980s are no longer adequate for today's equipment.
If it were me, I would strongly consider running a new run of wire from the battery to the front deck and using a new trolling motor plug.
If your boat is anything like mine, if you pull that panel on the front deck and look at the trolling motor wiring, I would be willing to bet it is somewhere around ten gauge. Depending on the length of the run, you should be using 6awg or 4awg.
@@TheWeekendAngler You're absolutely correct. I have 10 gauge wires. So 4 or 6 gauge wire and 24volt plug. Then I can run straight to the battery without a series or parallel jump right?
EDIT: Sorry I just checked and the wires say 06 GA
@@michaelchapman4261 right. If you're going to run new wire, go ahead and get the 4 Gage. The price difference will be negligible. You will make your jump back at the battery boxes so that your wires going to the front will be carrying 24 volt.
You will want to install a circuit breaker within 12 inches of the battery. A 60 amp breaker would probably be correct for this application. Make sure you are using good quality crimped terminals and tinned wire. Standard copper automotive wire will corrode quickly in a marine environment.
You can get everything I just mentioned for a good price from www.genuinedealz.com
That's where I buy my wires and connectors. I am not affiliated with that company in any wait, I have just received excellent service from them and they sell quality products.
My boat is already wired to just one battery for a 12 volt trolling motor. Just bought a 24 volt trolling motor. The existing battery I already have all I need do is put the 2nd battery in and run one jumper wire to it and then I’m good to go? Is anything else need to be changed like up front where the plug in goes and all that?
Hi, Thank you sharing the video. This is really helpful for us. Can you explain more the high lighted point. For longer battery life Series or parallel connection is fine. If it is series then why or where we can use the parallel connection or vice versa.
Thanks. Some devices require a higher voltage to operate. For instance, the trolling motor on my boat is a 36v model. This requires me to run 3 batteries in series.
Parallel wiring is good for 12v devices that need additional run time.
Hope this helps.
Hi, Can you please confirm if two 12 volt batteries can be hooked up in series for a 24 volt trolling motor and also run 12 volt fish finder graphs at 12 volts if the graphs are hooked up to just one of the batteries? Thanks, Tony
Yes that will work.
@@TheWeekendAngler Good, thank you for letting me know.
I just bought a used bass boat, it wasn’t connected right and now one battery is dead. I understand your explanation but where do you put all the wires for the charging system, the trolling motor and other accessories? Also if one battery is dead, do I have to buy two of the same batteries now or can I buy one battery and add the new one to the existing battery that is new and not the same brand?
Excellent video thanks a lot!!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you. That really helped
Thanks alot was good for me to learn. Thanks just need to know about third battery for starting motor n lights is that a different battery ? Deep cycle too or different marine battery ? I just bought a 50 bass tracker 175 2003 2 stroke and vatteries are 2016 so looks like I need all 3 new batteries now. What do you suggest ? Thank you
Marine dual purpose are a good choice if you're going to be starting the engine and running electronics
Thank you helped a lot now I understand how it works
I'm glad it helped you. Thank you for watching.
Great instructions!
Great video man. Thanks!
Thank you for watching! I'm glad it helped