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HELP HELP WALTER !!!

1.3K views 24 replies 9 participants last post by  midnightmurder  
#1 ·
walter!!! im having major problems with connectivity on my batteries....if you touch battery #1 and battery number #3 opposite terminals should it not read around 36 volts ??? im reading 22 volts and the troller isnt working....all converters are working....checked it.....i checked each jumper cable and some read more than 12- 13 volts and the others don't read anything at all....i had my boat in the shop and they stored it outside for 5 weeks so I dont know if the terminals are corroded or what....?? should I take it all off and hit it with a wire brush ??? ive never had a problem like this before and I only got 1 grassie last night cuz the troller stopped....!!
 
#4 ·
clean and check all the connections get you a wire brush and go at it!
 
#9 ·
Yes corrosion can be that bad
 
#14 ·
Im not walter by no means but......Oreily's or any auto parts store for the grease, and most defineltly a bad connections can cause voltage problems. another thing to consider is your battery could read 12 volts individually (good) but when you put a load on them no 12 volts (bad). Meaning you could have a bad cell in one of your batterys and yes one bad apple can spoil the bunch
 
#15 ·
Check your wires. Could be connector is loose or a cut wire even. No joke, I hand loaded my boat in Padre one year cause I didn't have trim. Got home and checked connections, bought new trim solenoids and all that. It was just a corroded connector. Guess what, they don't take the solenoids back.
 
#16 ·
Clean all the connections and check the water level in the batteries if it's possible to check it. While you have the batteries disconnected check the voltage on each one. What converters are you running?
 
#17 ·
power max 55s...
when i was using the troller...there was a slight flicker in the lights...but not constant...and i could tell it wasnt full power...but it was strong to get us going...
 
#18 ·
How were the battery levels? After you get the connections cleaned and batteries full connect the converters and check the voltage at each battery.
 
#23 ·
That's all good but check the converter voltage also.
 
#25 ·
You could try a voltage drop test with the system loaded. Turn on your loads, think troller, and measure voltage from the positive battery farthest from the troller to the terminal at the troller, might have to back probe, and do the same for the ground. If your meter reads more than 1v you have high resistance or corrosion.