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  1. 03-16-2018, 11:56 AM #1
    Spillwayskeeter
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    Problem with voltage drop

    I am running a solix 15, a helix 12, and a garmin 9 with panoptix. I have the solix ran directly to the battery with an inline fuse on 8 gauge wire. What size and kind of battery would I need to be able to run them all day and not have any problems when it comes to starting the big motor. I have a 250 Pro XS. I usually put the Solix on stand by when I am fishing. But with the Helix and the Garmin running I feel like im going to kill my battery. I have a group 29 right now. If the solix is not in stand by when I crank the motor it shuts its self off.
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    #2 03-16-2018, 12:51 PM
    You need a 31 series AGM battery. I have a Duracell 31 series AGM that I got at Sam's Club and It works flawlessly. I run 3 HDS 9 touch livewells, oxygenator and radio all day without a problem.

    EDIT: I just saw you are running a Merc Pro XS. I am running a Yamaha SHO. You may need to go to the X2 Extreme that Battery Plus sells.
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    #3 03-19-2018, 11:22 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by bgibson View Post
    You need a 31 series AGM battery. I have a Duracell 31 series AGM that I got at Sam's Club and It works flawlessly. I run 3 HDS 9 touch livewells, oxygenator and radio all day without a problem.

    EDIT: I just saw you are running a Merc Pro XS. I am running a Yamaha SHO. You may need to go to the X2 Extreme that Battery Plus sells.
    +1 to the Sam's Club batteries. I'm running 2 right now for the TM and getting another for cranking/electronics.
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    #4 03-20-2018, 02:55 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jyu87 View Post
    +1 to the Sam's Club batteries. I'm running 2 right now for the TM and getting another for cranking/electronics.
    I just bought three, two for the trolling motor and one for the starting and electronics, also at a good price till the 25th of this month
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    #5 03-20-2018, 09:36 AM
    To the OP, you may want to also consider placing all of your graphs on a dedicated fuse panel connected to the size 31 battery via a 6-8 AWG power feed. I went with a 6 AWG feed to a Blue Seas fuse panel in my starboard rod locker. Each graph then has a 10 AWG feed to within a foot of the graph's mounting location. Cut the graph's factory power wires as short as possible. For me, this setup eliminated the voltage drop when starting the big motor.
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    #6 03-21-2018, 09:11 AM
    Those solix 15 use a lot of juice. I have 2 Duracell agm in parallel and my proxs still cranks over slow
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