Customer reply replied 8 years ago. Are you trying to attach the battery cables to the the.
Easiest Ways Of Installing Boat Battery Do It Yourself
Connecting battery to outboard motor. Slide the positive battery connector located on the red cable over the batterys positive terminal post. Not sure what u mean connect battery side or ob side. If the outboard engine will be running its the role of the combiner to share charging output together with your trolling battery. The location of the boats battery compartment may vary based on make and model but should generally be somewhere toward the back of the boat. The red or white band indicates that it is the positive wire. Jason marine mechanic replied 8 years ago.
Ask your own boat question. Are you connecting the battery side or the outboardengine side. Shoreline marine presents captain weekend loye futch a 25 year veteran of the marine industry and professional boat mechanic who will show you how to properly connect wires to a marine battery. You need a lighting coil to supply an ac current that the rectifier will convert to a dc. Connect the battery cables to the marine battery. A marine deep cycle battery can also be used as a starting battery if it meets the cold cranking amps specification of the outboard motor.
If you want to connect the trolling battery to the outboard motor you need to use a combiner that will connect between the trolling battery and the starting battery. Poor battery installation from loose connections at the posts to poor grounds and over extended battery cables are the issues i see most frequently says david greenwood suzuki marine application manager. Adding a regulator rectifier to an outboard motor so you can charge a battery is a relatively simple job. The black cable does go to ground negative but before you do that make sure the other cable has either a red or white band on it.
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