08-05-2007, 12:46 PM
You have been told correctly above. Consider a commen flashlight, we put 2 1.5 volt batteries pos. to neg to get 3 volts. When you fill one of those 4 AA packs the batteries alternate to come up with 6 volts.
Hook one batteries Neg, to the other batteries Pos. Hook battery 1's open post (we'll call it Pos.) to the red line of the motor, hook the remaining post (should be battery 2 Neg) to the black line and your set. Now you have a single 24 volt battery. Do not allow the lose ends of Pos and Neg to touch now or sparks will fly. Also if your boat is aluminum, it conducts electricity. If both cable ends touch the hull at the same time, sparks will fly.
If it would help I can post a pic of mine.
Use good wire, I used 8ga copper marine wire. Marine wire is "Tinned" and does not corrode like auto wire. It's not cheap either.
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Hook one batteries Neg, to the other batteries Pos. Hook battery 1's open post (we'll call it Pos.) to the red line of the motor, hook the remaining post (should be battery 2 Neg) to the black line and your set. Now you have a single 24 volt battery. Do not allow the lose ends of Pos and Neg to touch now or sparks will fly. Also if your boat is aluminum, it conducts electricity. If both cable ends touch the hull at the same time, sparks will fly.
If it would help I can post a pic of mine.
Use good wire, I used 8ga copper marine wire. Marine wire is "Tinned" and does not corrode like auto wire. It's not cheap either.
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