Low voltage when trimming up the motor-Why?
Hey guys, yesterday when I started taking off, I planed out and starting trimming my motor up, I got a solid beeping sound, my voltmeter was bottomed out, and i started losing power. I let off of the trim, it was fine. I noticed that if I trimmed just a little at a time, I was ok. I check my battery, it is only a few months old. It's a Deka group 24 with 1000mca and 875 cca. It was showing 13.2 volts on my meter. So it looks to be good. I don't understand why it keeps dipping down like that. I cranked the boat more than a dozen times yesterday moving about. Never had any trouble until I started trimming. One time however, I trimmed my motor from the front of the boat with out any thing other than my electronics running and it rebooted all of my electronics. Thanks for any advice!
Re: Low voltage when trimming up the motor-Why? (webygail13)
Clean the battery terminal connections.
Restack the cables "engine cable first"- then "largest to smallest".
Finish off the connection with a STAINLESS STEEL LOCKNUT. (Don't use wingnuts).
See if the problem continues. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif
Re: Low voltage when trimming up the motor-Why? (EuropeanAM)
Ok, so perhaps my connection isn't as good as it could be. I'll try that. Thanks so much.