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Trolling Motor Battery Question

Cobb73

By Cobb73
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I have a minkota trolling motor running on one 12V battery at the moment. I was wondering if I can add another battery in parallel to increase the run time or if that is too much voltage for the motor to handle. I could add another battery and then change the connections but that seems like a waste of time for charging and ease of use. Thanks for the help.

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Adding another battery in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative) will increase the run time and does not increase the voltage.

A series connection (positive to neg jumper) will increase voltage and will damage your 12V trolling motor.

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