[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

TK, what gauge wiring should be sufficient to effectively run my trolling motor, 36V, 112# thrust?

The boat is 21 feet long and the batteries are probably 18 feet from the TM. The boat is wired with 8 gauge going to the front.

The TM leads going to the plug are 8 gauge.

I was having issues with the trolling motor shutting itself off when running on high for a very short time. I tried going from a 40 amp breaker to a 50 amp breaker to a 60 amp breaker to removing the breaker altogether with no change in results. BTW, none of the breakers ever tripped either.

I removed one of the batteries from the boat to light some LED lights around my deck last night and when I was replacing it today, it seemed like the batteries weren't wired together correctly to create 36 volts. I think the boat shop who wired the TM may have only had two batteries in series instead of three. Would running a 36 volt motor on 24 volts cause the TM to shut itself off? It the new MinnKota 112# Terrova w/IPilot.

Or would the TM even run on 24 volts?

Merv, in a big hurry this morning ... Yes the TM will shut off under High demand such as top speed if only seeing 24VDC... Double check and make sure all three are in series ... 8 ga. probably okay ... 6 ga. even better for a 18 foot run .... Hope this helps ... <'TK><