Just like any other device, your trolling motor battery receives the proper care to ensure a long life. It is not hard to do, and it takes just a little 'time and attention.
Overheating is the number one enemy of all batteries. It causes the plates to buckle and separate from internal connections. If you have the habit of running your trolling motor battery to the bottom, or if you have a fast pace to charge the battery to overheat and fail prematurely.
Lead-acidBatteries must be secured for the expansion and contraction that occur during normal operation. Internal cells contain a group of alternating positive and negative plates. Higher ampere-hour batteries have a larger number of disks. These plates are isolated from each other dielectric separator and immersed in a solution of sulfuric acid and water. The solution is primarily sulfuric acid at full charge, and especially water, when the battery is completely discharged state. This system of cellsworked for many years, until the battery can not be exposed to excessive discharge and charge rates.
And 'that the heat generated during normal use of batteries. You can do this by touching the appropriate cable to the trolling motor to feel. Problems arise, however, when the heat becomes too great. As mentioned above, the excess heat buckle internal disks. This means that the battery is completely or operate at reduced capacity. And 'this second case, you can takeaback. The battery seems fine after loading, but is faster than expected. This is a dispute with a trolling motor, but you can disappoint when it happens to the battery that starts your motor boat.
Discharge is a common cause of battery failure. Weaker cells more rapidly than the door panels damaged and worn out cells. This prevents the cell damage has always been one of the normal fee. Repeated deep discharges will destroy theBattery.
Download your trolling motor battery too fast a rate to destroy the cells. A fast loading speed causes high heat and certainly damage the plates and separators. The sulfuric acid solution may be to the point where they produce large amounts of hydrogen and oxygen to cook. This leads to corrosion of the plates.
The proper function of a deep cycle trolling motor battery requires 50% of the rated capacity of discharge before charging. Download repeated application of thesePoint causes the growth of cells in excess. This is why most people buy battery packs designed for twice the intended use.
An accurate charging current ensures a long battery life. High quality chargers have a slow cycle to prevent the charging current and a rate of overhead finish. This final rate is important to avoid damage. It should be just enough to maintain the charge without the battery capacity.
Remember that the batteries still need a regular charge during storage. Aslow recharging once a month for a couple of hours should do it.
