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4-wire Trolling Motor to 2 12-volt batteries guidance needed

Posted By: burghman

4-wire Trolling Motor to 2 12-volt batteries guidance needed - 03/27/24 10:56 PM

I've got an old boat and just upgraded to lithium trolling motor batteries. The trolling motor is a 4-wire plug. When i try to charge both lithium batteries at the same time with a NOCO 3-bank charger, the Voltage light flashes (have each battery to its own bank on the charger) I took a pic of my wiring schematic on the boat for reference. I think the fix is to change out the wiring to the cartoonish-looking pic.

Can anyone guide me so I do it correctly?

Attached picture TM Battery Wiring.jpg
Attached picture 12 24v wiring.jpg
Posted By: bronco71

Re: 4-wire Trolling Motor to 2 12-volt batteries guidance needed - 03/27/24 11:35 PM

If you are not going to use the 12v on the plug I would wire it straight 24v using both red and both black wires together....I always had problems with the 12/24 switch and plug.
Posted By: Dbart7387

Re: 4-wire Trolling Motor to 2 12-volt batteries guidance needed - 03/29/24 12:35 AM

Replace the plug. Only connect one set of wires to batteries and plug leaving the other set unconnected or to power something else.
Posted By: hopalong

Re: 4-wire Trolling Motor to 2 12-volt batteries guidance needed - 03/29/24 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by bronco71
If you are not going to use the 12v on the plug I would wire it straight 24v using both red and both black wires together....I always had problems with the 12/24 switch and plug.


this, you won't want or need the 12v with lithium, wire like the cartoonish pic but eliminate the bottom red/black wires.
Posted By: burghman

Re: 4-wire Trolling Motor to 2 12-volt batteries guidance needed - 03/29/24 02:56 PM

With the current wiring setup, should i be able to connect each trolling motor battery to its own bank on the NOCO 3-bank charger and it work appropriately? Trying to diagnose if the charger is malfunctioning.
Posted By: hopalong

Re: 4-wire Trolling Motor to 2 12-volt batteries guidance needed - 03/30/24 08:59 AM

yes, I have 3 50ah and 1 125ah ionics on a minnkota pc440. I run mine on a timer for 3 hrs. at night since I do have some drain due to electronics.

a manual reset circuit breaker is good, lets you shut all power to the tm while charging.
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