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24 volt system??

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WOW! after reading the post about wire gauges and such I definitly should redo my setup, This spring I bought a new 70# minnkota, and a minnkota 2 bank charger. I have a 1650 fishhawk (consule) with the starting battery on the driver side and trolling battery on the passanger side. I placed the 2 bank charger up front in the middle compartment and ran the wires back and forth. Should I bring the trolling battery up to the front? I obviously need to increase the gauge of the wire to 6 from the 10 I am currently using.

I would love to have the sponsor of this forum to come out and do it for me buy I don't have an extra $500 laying around so I need to do this myself. If someone could do a diagram or something to help me out that would be great if not, that understandable too. thanks

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I have the exact same boat. I rigged my system by myself and it wasn't that difficult. If you want to check it out sometime let me know. I have a 24 volt trolling motor up front, a 3 bank on board charging system, with the starter battery in the back. I put my two trolling motor batteries in the front middle compartment, along with the charger. It took some time to get set up correctly, but well worth it.

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Mudman, if you want to change to heavier wire, 8 ga. would be more than enough to handle your system, after all, Lund rigs even the 101 volt systems in their Pro V's with 8 ga. wire. Even if you have a 4-wire system, you will only need about $20 bucks worth of wire to do the job. If your rig seems balanced the way it is, then I would leave everything right where it's at and install your second trolling battery up front, port side. You should be able to swap out the wires and install the second tray in a couple of hours. Enjoy your new set-up and have great season. wink.gif

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