sdb
03-11-2007, 10:44 PM
I want to power my 12V trolling motor with one deep cycle battery at a time.
I have two batteries, a dual bank charger, and a 1,2,both,off switch.
I don't want to have the batteries in parallel. I want them independent, using only one at a time.
There is not a motor/alternator in the system.
With that said, how do I wire it?
I was planning on:
1) Taking both battery post negatives together to the negative of the trolling motor.
2) Taking the first battery post positive to the #1 input on the switch.
3) Taking the second battery positive to the #2 input on the switch.
4) Taking the positive wire on the trolling motor to the "feeder" (last of the three posts) on the switch.
5) The 2 bank charger has 2 postive and 2 negative outputs which would go directly to the batteries.
So I started doing this and got concerned about the negatives. If the negatives are tied together;
1) Does this affect the 2 bank charger?
2) Does this affect the battery that isn't "switched on" during operation?
Thanks for your help!!!
I have two batteries, a dual bank charger, and a 1,2,both,off switch.
I don't want to have the batteries in parallel. I want them independent, using only one at a time.
There is not a motor/alternator in the system.
With that said, how do I wire it?
I was planning on:
1) Taking both battery post negatives together to the negative of the trolling motor.
2) Taking the first battery post positive to the #1 input on the switch.
3) Taking the second battery positive to the #2 input on the switch.
4) Taking the positive wire on the trolling motor to the "feeder" (last of the three posts) on the switch.
5) The 2 bank charger has 2 postive and 2 negative outputs which would go directly to the batteries.
So I started doing this and got concerned about the negatives. If the negatives are tied together;
1) Does this affect the 2 bank charger?
2) Does this affect the battery that isn't "switched on" during operation?
Thanks for your help!!!