I'm looking for a Lithium Cranking battery that plays nice with the Yamaha SHO 250 & Power Pole Charge.
My current X2 AGM is not treating me right and I'm fed up with it.
I have a 2021 Skeeter FXR21 w/ Yamaha SHO 250.
Need Advice. Yamaha SHO 250 Cranking Battery.
I'm looking for a Lithium Cranking battery that plays nice with the Yamaha SHO 250 & Power Pole Charge.
My current X2 AGM is not treating me right and I'm fed up with it.
I have a 2021 Skeeter FXR21 w/ Yamaha SHO 250.
Been using an Ionic 125a on my SHO250 for almost 3 years now. Had an X2 prior and no comparison. As for the PP Charge playing nice with it, I have no idea.
What is it doing or not doing? If it was me I would get rid of the power pole charge and only charge the cranking battery with the motor. I have seen the PP charge cause more problems than it solves, mainly not charging the cranking battery enough when running.
I removed everything but the motor and the panel from my cranking battery and put it on it's own lithium. So, last night coming in in the dark, I had my NAV lights on and I hit the hydraulic jackplate switch and it shut my lights off. Then the motor wouldn't start, though it was reading 12.6 volts.Originally Posted by PatriotAW4
I 2nd the Ionic 125 ah battery. BMS is designed to handle the voltage of the SHO charging system. If I am making like a 10 mi run it will charge the battery over 90% after fishing all day with 2 HDS 12s running all day.
Butch Derickson
2011 Z521 w/250 hp SHO
Traverse City, Michigan
I would love to get an Ionic Cranking battery since I already have 3 of them for my Trolling motor, but they are finicky with the Power Pole Charge, so I'm reluctant. Uninstalling the Power Pole Charge seems like a daunting task with that cable being run to the driver's seat. :)
So the motor is only charging the cranking battery and not hooked to the PP charge trying to charge the other batteries as well? If so sounds like you have an Alternator problem not a battery problem.
No, the Power Pole charge is hooked to the cranking battery. It does keep the cranking battery at 12.6. However, I haven't rewired or changed anything, LATELY, when I touch the Hydraulic Jack Plate blinker switch... things start shutting off...
Unhook the cranking battery from the PP charge. If it is only letting it get to 12.6 volts while the engine is running that is not enough. All the power from the engines alternator should only be charging the cranking battery.
The power pole charge is setup to keep the cranking battery at 12.6 at the "end of the day". I have it set to only charge the cranking battery. When I'm running the battery is being charged at anywhere from 13.8-14.2 V give or take.
12.6 is too low. In fact it’s only about 20% charge. Also they should be charged at 14.4
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