Dumb trolling motor battery question ?

[Polar Bear]

Just got a new Minkota 36 lb. transom mount. The question is: does the battery drain 50% less when I'm at half throttle or is there a resistor that uses up the current at the same rate no matter how fast the prop turns?

In other words, if you had two identical batteries and motors would the one at half throttle run twice as long as the other one at full speed?

Thanks, Polar Bear

[delmuts]

polar. the faster you run the motor, the more power you will use. del

[Ufatz]

Hey P.Bear: think of that little handle on your trolling motor as a faucet and the motor as a bucket of water. The more you open the faucet, the faster the water is gonna run out.
And as my ol' beer drinking pal would say, "when you dry...you cry!"

[Guido]

Does your trolling motor have the Maximizer technology? Cause that will increase your running time.