jes100fish
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I read several post on wiring your trolling motor but still need help.
I have a 24v Minn Kota Power Drive trolling motor and two batteries. The two batteries power the trolling motor and just about everything except the engine. The engine has a separate battery. The battery wires connect in the back of a 4 prung plug. One red and one black wire comes from battery #1 and one orange/black and black wire comes from battery #2 (picture 009). All four wires connect to the rear of this 4 prung plug. I measured the voltage where the wires come into the trolling motor and it reads 12v (picture 011); there is one red and one black wire that enters the trolling motor from the 4 prung plug.
I bought the boat a month ago and the seller said it worked last summer. The motor does not work with the current wiring configuration. I charged both batteries, the voltage reads 12-13V on each; I checked the voltage where the wires come into the back of the 4 prung plug - they read 12-13v for each set of wires (the black wire ties into the top and the red wire ties into the bottom of the 4 prung plug).
Any suggestions would be helpful. I tried to attach pictures -also how do you attach picture?.
I have a 24v Minn Kota Power Drive trolling motor and two batteries. The two batteries power the trolling motor and just about everything except the engine. The engine has a separate battery. The battery wires connect in the back of a 4 prung plug. One red and one black wire comes from battery #1 and one orange/black and black wire comes from battery #2 (picture 009). All four wires connect to the rear of this 4 prung plug. I measured the voltage where the wires come into the trolling motor and it reads 12v (picture 011); there is one red and one black wire that enters the trolling motor from the 4 prung plug.
I bought the boat a month ago and the seller said it worked last summer. The motor does not work with the current wiring configuration. I charged both batteries, the voltage reads 12-13V on each; I checked the voltage where the wires come into the back of the 4 prung plug - they read 12-13v for each set of wires (the black wire ties into the top and the red wire ties into the bottom of the 4 prung plug).
Any suggestions would be helpful. I tried to attach pictures -also how do you attach picture?.
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