- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Suggest me a Battery for Trolling Motor
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:42 am to meauxjeaux2
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:42 am to meauxjeaux2
quote:
A sealed gel battery is much better than any unsealed lead core battery
Well yes, but sealed geltops are not exclusive to bluetops
Optimas are not what they once were
1
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:45 am to NYCAuburn
quote:i realize that.
sealed geltops are not exclusive to bluetops
quote:In your opinion what has changed with them?
Optimas are not what they once were
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:47 am to meauxjeaux2
quote:
In your opinion what has changed with them?
Reliability. They were purchased several years back and changed manufacturing. You either get a good one or a bad one, and they have a high defective rate in comparison to others.
Also, I suggested an AGM, which IMO is better
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:52 am to CHEDBALLZ
What if I told you ALL Lead based wet style Batteries from Walmart, Autozone, Napa, O'Rielly's, Your local tackle store, Amazon, Interstate, Battery Warehouse, and every mom and pop place you can think of is all made and owned by the same company....Johnson Controls. Mind Blown huh. The few that are exceptions are the optima's and Lithium Ion companies that have came along.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:53 am to Easternrio
quote:
Buy em at Walmart and in 11 months take it back
Same except I rarely wait 11 months.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:54 am to Boat Motor Bandit
quote:
Lithium Ion companies that have came along.
I'm waiting on someone to come out with a lithium battery/brushless trolling motor combo. Will be a game changer.
Bad thing about lithium is you can't let them ge tin temps above 105 degrees or it will significantly shorten their lifespan.
But they're way lighter and last longer so your boat will perform better since you're shedding weight and you won't need to replace them as often.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:11 am to meauxjeaux2
quote:
I'm waiting on someone to come out with a lithium battery/brushless trolling motor combo. Will be a game changer.
Some people are using Nissan leaf battery packs
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:13 am to meauxjeaux2
quote:
not according to LINK
that link doesnt do much in terms of reasoning
quote:
Another friend of mine uses big expensive golf cart battery. He swears by it. One battery is 36 volts
they are usually 6 volts, but big. They make Marine 6 volt packs, but they are expensive and really used on big diesels, but they have very long amp hours
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:19 am to NYCAuburn
quote:i realize lithium is already being used in marine applications. But, when the trolling motors become brushless then we're talking about a great combination. For some reason brushless/lipo combination works awesome. Have you seen a 1/8th scale RC buggy or truggy running 6s lipo with a 250 amp brushless motor and controller?
Some people are using Nissan leaf battery packs
It's awe inspiring.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:23 am to NYCAuburn
quote:you may be right. I've never seen them. All i know is they are Odyssey agm's
hey are usually 6 volts, but big. They make Marine 6 volt packs, but they are expensive and really used on big diesels, but they have very long amp hours
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:23 am to LSUdude3756
Costco / Interstate Batteries / 36 month free replacement warranty 
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:36 am to LSUdude3756
Duracell from Sam's are cheap and have that walmart warranty.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:38 am to snapper26
Anyone had any issues with the Academy series
Posted on 1/31/17 at 12:06 pm to LSUdude3756
I have 2 group 27 Exide batteries (Academy brand) running my trolling motor. The boat is a 2013 that I bought last year from a fella that had started traveling a lot for work and wasn't able to keep up on maintenance of the summer. Both batteries were completely drained and badly needed fluid when I bought the boat. Managed to save one that’s still in great shape but the other has an internal short. Hasn’t stopped the TM from working but definitely plan to replace them in the next month or two.
If I stick with flooded batteries then I am considering replacing them with new Exides. Would much rather AGMs but don’t see the benefit for me when taking into account the price difference.
If I stick with flooded batteries then I am considering replacing them with new Exides. Would much rather AGMs but don’t see the benefit for me when taking into account the price difference.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 12:50 pm to LSUdude3756
Napa
Page 2 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News