tjrifewtbast Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I Haven't been fishing in awhile but was gonna fish a tournament with a friend this coming sat and took my boat outside to start it and my 24-volt system one battery was on 7. something volts and the other was on 5. something volts So I hook my charger up and i go back to check it and my starter battery is charging back up it is almost at 12 volts but the other one is still at 5. somthing volts this is the 2nd time i just had the battery replaced for the same thing so i dont think its the battery Now i noticed that my charger wasn't on and i cant get it to come on Help Please Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletDeuce Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 TJ, I need a little more info. What type of charging system are you using on the batteries? It almost sounds like maybe your down one bank on your charger. I've got a 3 bank charging system & knock on wood-it hasn't given me any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjrifewtbast Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Wes its a Stealth 1 When i first plugged it in it did worked Now it doesnt even come on. And other than the charger why would my battery be so drained nothing was on but something is draining it. It stays in the garage once again i havent been on the lake or had even started it in a couple months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOONlite Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 some trolling motors draw on the batteries unless they're turned off or unplugged. are there other circuits on these batteries such as blacklight connectors? the cheap kind can draw current. some chargers require a certain amount of voltage before they will turn on. put a jumper cable to the good battery and see if the charger will turn on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjrifewtbast Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I have a newer motorguide and yes there are Blacklight connectors on it In fact that seems to be when it started happening is when i had the Blacklights put in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjrifewtbast Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 oh and i went back to the garage and the Charger is now working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjrifewtbast Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 What is i get a KillSwitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOONlite Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 a battery switch is always a good idea but i would find what's causing the battery drain. digital motorguides will draw current unless the switch on side of foot pedal is turned off. make sure the blacklight connectors are fused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjrifewtbast Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 My Blacklights do have a fuse but i still think that is what is draining it Thanks so much for you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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