splashhopper Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) hmmmm??? I put the charger on the 2A setting this morning at 6am at my storage shed... (and even plugged it in)... the gauge moved so I assumed it was set up properly. Was expecting to test the motor out when i got back at the end of the day... Hooked the motor up to it..... nothing ohmy.gif Opened the hood of my van....hooked the motor up to it..... no problem worthy.gif works fine.. brought the battery and charger home.... plugged em in... same movement on the gauge... hmmmm my neighbor brought over his battery tester.... it read 12.25... looks good to me.... So.... why wouldn't it work at my shed ? Any suggestions ? Thanks Splashhopper Edited August 27, 2009 by splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) How old is the battery?... have you checked the fluid levels?... you may have a broken post. It's not really worth worrying over, go buy a new battery unless that one is still under warranty. Try the 10 amp rapid charge, your charger may be crapped out as well. You may also want to take the battery out of your van and try the trolling motor battery in the van. Edited August 26, 2009 by GCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) How old is the battery?... have you checked the fluid levels?... you may have a broken post. It's not really worth worrying over, go buy a new battery unless that one is still under warranty. Try the 10 amp rapid charge, your charger may be crapped out as well. How can I tell how old the battery is ? The posts don't seem loose. When i put the charger on 10A the gauge moves right over... is it possible that the 2A is not working but the 10A is ? The crazy thing is,,, the battery tester says it is fully charged ? First thing I checked was the fluid....full. thanks Edited August 26, 2009 by splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) 2 amp is for maintainence, 10 amp is to recharge. try your trolling motor battery in the van.... the process of elimination doncha yanno! Your battery should have a year and month sticker on it with the year and month it was bought punched out. Edited August 26, 2009 by GCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I did try the motor on the van battery and it works fine. the sticker is there... but nothing seems to be checked off or otherwise indicating a date ? as noted before... the battery tested at 12.25 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 my optimas are fully charged at 13.1V. Most batterys are 12.9V fully charged. Sounds like a bum battery to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 my optimas are fully charged at 13.1V. Most batterys are 12.9V fully charged. Sounds like a bum battery to me. if the battery is a 12V why wouldn't it be fulled charged when the meter reads 12.25 then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) Edited August 27, 2009 by danbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeeter99 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) if the battery is a 12V why wouldn't it be fulled charged when the meter reads 12.25 then ? yeah 12.2 volts is low, usually around 13 volts is a charged 12 volt battery the battery is probably sulphated(plates are oxidized) or broken internal plates I got 3 deep cycle 27 class batteries in my garage $20 a piece or 3 for $40 sound okay, they are only 2 years old Edited August 27, 2009 by skeeter99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 yeah 12.2 volts is low, usually around 13 volts is a charged 12 volt battery the battery is probably sulphated(plates are oxidized) or broken internal plates I got 3 deep cycle 27 class batteries in my garage $20 a piece or 3 for $40 sound okay, they are only 2 years old Yeah Buddy!... that's why I suggested putting the trolling motor battery in the van earlier... to see if it turns it over!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 yeah 12.2 volts is low, usually around 13 volts is a charged 12 volt battery the battery is probably sulphated(plates are oxidized) or broken internal plates I got 3 deep cycle 27 class batteries in my garage $20 a piece or 3 for $40 sound okay, they are only 2 years old I live in London but my wife and daughter are traveling to Markham ( 16th line and Markham rd this weekend). Any chance you could bring one to them for an extra $10... my wife is only 5' and 83lbs .. so a 40lb battery is beyond her carrying ability .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) I live in London but my wife and daughter are traveling to Markham ( 16th line and Markham rd this weekend).Any chance you could bring one to them for an extra $10... my wife is only 5' and 83lbs .. so a 40lb battery is beyond her carrying ability .. He was jesting you Dude!!!... they're toast too!!! go buy a new battery and consider yourself fortunate that you paid $50 for a trolling motor that runs!!! Edited August 27, 2009 by GCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 OMG..U ask for help then .. whine? who was whining... I am not an electric techhie type...lol was an honest question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 who was whining... I am not an electric techhie type...lol was an honest question. Put the dang trolling motor battery in the van and your questions will be answered!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Put the dang trolling motor battery in the van and your questions will be answered!!! YES SIR ! lol will do that tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 ... btw, you should've hooked the trolling motor up to the battery to see if it worked before you bought it!... when it didn't work you could have haggled him down to $25! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) ... btw, you should've hooked the trolling motor up to the battery to see if it worked before you bought it!... when it didn't work you could have haggled him down to $25! PSSST.... It was clean... very clean,,,, not even a scratch on the propeller... I took a chance... and today.... I took the battery over to Partsource to have them check it on their machine.... checked out fine... I then went back to my shed and hooked it up again... no go.... hmmmm but, when i hooked up the negative terminal.. i heard a sound that let me know I closed the loop on the circuit... that got me thinking... that although the terminals "looked clean"... maybe there was some kind of coating on them preventing a good connection.... ie.. .why did it work on my van last night.... but not on the deep cycle battery... i grabbed some steel wool off the shelf.... rubbed the terminals a few times.... hooked it up again..... VOILA...... purrs like a kitten ..... 5 speeds forward... and 2 reverse.... Tomorrow I will fiddle with the mount to the "tooner" and hopefully be "toonin and groovin" on a pond Saturday morning.... Thanks for the suggestions.... Splashhopper Edited August 27, 2009 by splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 FYI, do not run a trolling motor long at all out of the water. A few seconds here and there should not kill it BUT if you are farting around with the speeds and so forth out of a full bucket of water or lake then you can do damage to the unit. next time you have it out of the water, take the prop off and make sure there are no weeds all twisted up in there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 FYI, do not run a trolling motor long at all out of the water. A few seconds here and there should not kill it BUT if you are farting around with the speeds and so forth out of a full bucket of water or lake then you can do damage to the unit. next time you have it out of the water, take the prop off and make sure there are no weeds all twisted up in there too. I will take the prop off tomorrow ...thanks for the suggestion should I oil or grease it too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 ya know what? I never have. it's just another chemical in the water if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 ya know what? I never have. it's just another chemical in the water if you do. thanks bro...\ it's gonna be hard to sleep now.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 good luck, I'm sure it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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