Battery Question

[Mr_Scrogg]

Once again, previous owner.... anger!!!!

Battery hooked up to trolling motor is a Optima Blue top 34M.... a starting battery. NOT a D34M Deep Cycle.

Whats my options... use it or replace it?

[Jig Man]

It doesn't have a lot of reserve capacity but if it were me I'd give it a try and see how it does.

[Mr_Scrogg]

If anything, i guess Id have a killer starting battery since its still got original starting still in it. Lol

[scrutch]

Can you sell your other starting battery and use the opti for your starting battery? Then put deep cycle batteries where you need them.

[Mr_Scrogg]

The original starting battery is OLD. XPS battery that isnt even in BPS system anymore. Lol.

[Sam]

Time to invest and update your batteries.

 

You don't need battery trouble when fishing.

[Optima_Jim]

Kayak Fisherman,

 

I'm sorry to hear the previous owner left issues for you to contend with. While others regularly use our starting batteries in deep-cycle applications, we obviously cannot recommend using a battery in an application for which it was not designed.  If you are looking at re-configuring the batteries in your boat, it would definitely be worthwhile to have your existing batteries load-tested, to determine if they need to be replaced.  Since you already know the previous owner was using a starting battery in a deep-cycle application, a load-test would really help identify the current state of that battery.  If both of your batteries still test fine, your BlueTop could then be put into storage in a fully-charged state, until it comes time to replace your current starting battery.

 

Jim McIlvaine

eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.

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[Skeeter Driver]

I go with Sam here. Batteries are so key to all we do when bass fishing, I think its worth investing to the devices that are fit-for-purpose in this arena.