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Slick fishing
08-14-2006, 11:45 AM
Hey guys what would you say is your normal charge time is on a 24volt system after a good work out from your bow mount trolling motor from a day of fishing.. This is my case I have a Cabelas on board 2 bank charger and after I gave the trolling motor it it's hardest workout yesterday on Lake Saint Clair, what would you say the charge time should be?

When I got home yesterday from fishing I plug it in and it was still charging after 8 hours which I thought was essesive compared to my normal time it takes to charge.. I normally fish the river and it never really gets a work out because I am trolling with the current in the river so it never gets the batteries lower than 50% I would guess.. but I do plug it in after every trip no matter what charge it has left..

There is a little button you push on the bowmount that will tell you your Battery strenght and it says full charge, I am not sure how accurate it is but just thought I would include that.. The on board charger is only 2 years old with that being said lets hear your thoughts.. Cya Slick

PS..I forgot to mention that the charger shuts off by itself when the battieres have been charged




Captain Tan Can
08-16-2006, 10:21 PM
My old Procraft had a 24v system and it would taake 10-12 hours after a 50% discharge. I left it plugged in all the time as the charger had auto shutoff and "trickle" mode.

Slick fishing
08-17-2006, 08:24 AM
Yep I just over reacted it got afull charge now.. I must not use hardley any power out of it fishing the river.. Thanks Cya Slick