It should be about as thick as the original 1.5ft thats protruding from the motor. For a 45lb I'd say 8 gauge is sufficient. Might even be ok with 10. Dont forget the fuse! or breaker.
I have a 45lb thrust Minn Kota trolling motor I picked up off marketplace, and someone cut the power supply wire to fit their needs and installed battery clamps on it. It's only about a foot to a foot and a half long. Anyone know what wire gauge it should be so I can extend it to get to my battery. It will be about 4ft from the connectin..thank you in advance.
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It should be about as thick as the original 1.5ft thats protruding from the motor. For a 45lb I'd say 8 gauge is sufficient. Might even be ok with 10. Dont forget the fuse! or breaker.
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Thanks Baitwaster. But in my sleep depraved mind I said it was a minn kota, it's a motor guide...here's what I got.Bee in shed as I've been working on boat for a bit...need to clean contacts under shoe foot to one at a time. I did make sure it all worked before purchase...
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If I were doing this, I would replace the old short wires with the longer wires of the same gauge. You can use heat shrink to cover the wires for protection.
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Definitely! With those alligator clamps and the exposed copper, I bet corrosion extends a pretty good ways up under the insulation. If the plan is to disassemble the foot pedal anyways to clean the contacts, might as well put new main lead wire on.
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Personally, I would order a new power wire from Motor Guide. Easy to install and no worries or splice connections corroding and shorting out.
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How far away from TM is your battery ?
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Is this what your looking for
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