24 volt question

[FishCrazed]

I have the PassPro branded XPS 4/4 to charge my 2 Delco Voyagers, and it works great. Because of what I know now I'd prolly go with more amps especially if I were doing back 2 back days/tourney.

http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...rTarget=browse

[Bluebiller]

I have a 3 bank charger on board,but it is only 6 amp. I am bringing a 50 amp.charger along. Do I have to disconnect the cables on the 24 volt system to charge. I know that I can put pos.to pos. and neg.to neg. and charge both at one time,but I think it would be quicker to recharge each one. Are You saying I could hook up the charger to one battery and charge it without disconnecting the cables,and then charge the other. If I could do one battery at a time and not have to screw around with the cables (leave it set up for 24 volts and simply add the cables from the charger and do one at a time) That would work.....I don't have a 24 volt charger. Is this something I should buy?

[fiddlefarter]

Be careful with that XPS charger if you leave it on and hooked up for a long time it is possible that it will cook the water out of the batteries and ruin them. This info comes from a reliable source inside BPS. They return quite a few of them. They will replace the charger if it is bad, but unless you have BPS batteries and you don't, you'll have to eat them. I'm not saying that their chargers are all bad, I would just suggest checking water levels frequently and careful charging. And to anyone considering a on board charger, I would also suggest to seriously consider one that has a complete shut-off feature when the battery is charged not one that drops down to a lower amp trickle charge.

[Bluebiller]

Hey Fiddlefarter!and others: What is a xps charger? As i said I am new to this electric motor stuff. All I want to do is charge the batteries in a simple way.I find it hard to believe that You have to disconnect all the cables inorder to charge the battery(batteries) I can charge the batteries after i get done fishing----pos.to pos.-----neg to neg.....Can I leave the 24 volt cables connected and still charge the batteries? Or do i have to have a 24 volt charger inorder to leave the 24 volt cable connected. I am thinking I can just put the neg. cable to the open neg.post the the pos. cable to the open pos. post, from the charger. I have a minn kota 65 and a manual----there isn't anything about recharging the batteries in this manual........Also does anyone know what the Orange cable from the electric motor is for? I am going to put it with the Red pos.cable.Does that sound right? I think it is for the light on top of the unit,that would show You, the direction You, are going. Keep in mind that I have never seen the prop turn on this thing...I just want to do it right and no greef......Someone in China wrote the directions