East Coast Dave Posted June 10, 2019 Report Posted June 10, 2019 I’m replacing my 36 volt Minn Kota tiller type trolling motor for a Rhodan with the anchor function. While changing this out, I’ll be replacing the plug to a battery tender plug. My question is when I go to sell the original trolling motor, how do I demonstrate it works since it will have the old three pronged plug? It works fine and if I were buying it from a stranger and even some of my “friends” I would want to see if it worked properly. Just thought about this morning and figured there is probably a simple solution that I haven’t thought of. Thanks!
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 10, 2019 Report Posted June 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, East Coast Dave said: I’m replacing my 36 volt Minn Kota tiller type trolling motor for a Rhodan with the anchor function. While changing this out, I’ll be replacing the plug to a battery tender plug. My question is when I go to sell the original trolling motor, how do I demonstrate it works since it will have the old three pronged plug? It works fine and if I were buying it from a stranger and even some of my “friends” I would want to see if it worked properly. Just thought about this morning and figured there is probably a simple solution that I haven’t thought of. Thanks! take a video of it working with a news paper as a date stamp. dc
imsnookyrd Posted June 10, 2019 Report Posted June 10, 2019 Purchase an extra Battery Tender and include it with the sale. Purchaser will probably be grateful.
MuddyBottomBluz Posted June 10, 2019 Report Posted June 10, 2019 Not all 3 prongs are used in a 24 volt setup. That plug is a 24/12 volt plug, one prong is always negative and one of the other two is 24 volt and the other 12, if it is wired for 12 volt, if not is is just dead. Find the one for 24 volt, a multi meter will help and you can jump it out.
JT Quinta Posted June 10, 2019 Report Posted June 10, 2019 I just sold my used 24V Minn Kota and the guy that bought it was an electrician. I told him to bring 2 - 12V batteries if he wanted to test it so instead he just jumped it off of the the 12V truck and said..., "If the board is fried, nothing will happen. If the board is good, it will slowly spin the prop". So, he connected it and the prop slowly spun, then, he paid me and took his used MinnKota home. I guess you learn something new everyday!
whichwaysup Posted June 10, 2019 Report Posted June 10, 2019 I wonder if that would work with an Ipilot, but for the basic versions it should. I-pilots can be finicky about their power!
Miss Jazzy Posted June 10, 2019 Report Posted June 10, 2019 9 hours ago, imsnookyrd said: Purchase an extra Battery Tender and include it with the sale. Purchaser will probably be grateful. If you want to go this route I have a couple new male ends I'll make you a good deal on.
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