Trolling Motor Help

Thanks BCB. I will replace it again.

You only need one breaker with the 36V set up. That breaker, with the Motorguide 109 and 6ga wire should be a 50A. You can use 60A since 6ga wire will carry the 60A and what you are doing is protecting the wire. Your jumpers should be just that, jumping the batteries together. The breaker should be within 12 to 18″ (closer if possible) to the positive output of the third (battery feeding positive) battery.JohnJones Trolling Motor Services870 773 3474Motorguide/MinnKota/PowerPole/Lowrance/Humminbird

Bass Cat Boats wrote:John Jones, All BCB wiring has a breaker in between each battery for safety. IF (IF) something were to cross the terminals they are protected that way. BCBI can understand the caution, and even the over caution. For the breaker to work on the jumper, something would have to cross neg on battery 1 to positive on battery 2 – at the battery terminals or on the battery side of the main breaker. The same “cross” could happen on the positive and negative of either battery with no protection — but isnt that the reason for the rubber covers over the terminal ends. As you know, the breaker is there to protect the wiring from catching fire. It is also known that the breaker provides another set of contacts to allow for resistance (especially as they get older). Looks like it would be a better cautionary measure to provide a battery cover of some type of molded plastic made to fit on top of the aluminum hold downs.Jones Trolling Motor Services870 773 3474Motorguide/MinnKota/PowerPole/Lowrance/Humminbird