04-22-2014, 02:51 PM
60amp...
Also the only circuit breaker Minnkota sells these days. Nothing smaller is on their site. 12/24/36v system compatibility.
[url "http://store.minnkotamotors.com/products/392929/Circuit_Breaker"]http://store.minnkotamotors.com/...2929/Circuit_Breaker[/url]
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I switched to it several trips ago and much much much much happier. I had the oem 50amp breaker in my boat that Tracker uses for most ot their applications.
Different reasons than your problem for the switch for me though. I was overheating to the point the 50 amp would pop when running mine on full power for extended periods (longer than 10-15 minutes straight). The breaker itself was so hot when it would pop that I actually got burns on several fingers touching it too soon. With the new 60amp Minnkota breaker I don't have breaker popping problems when running the motor HARD for very extended periods (20-30 minutes straight plus at max power) the breaker no longer gets hot. The wires coming off the battery to the breaker are warm but not smoking hot like they were previously and the wires coming out of my front area of the boat to the trolling motor are warm but again nothing like they were before with the 50amp breaker.
$40 bucks very well spent to me! (I got mine at Sportsman's Warehouse out of a whim one day but they can be found on Amazon much cheaper if one can wait a couple days for shipping.)
(Minnkota Terrova 80/US2/I-Pilot/60" with 2x group 31M DieHard Platinum Marine 1150cca/205rc AGM batteries.)
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Also the only circuit breaker Minnkota sells these days. Nothing smaller is on their site. 12/24/36v system compatibility.
[url "http://store.minnkotamotors.com/products/392929/Circuit_Breaker"]http://store.minnkotamotors.com/...2929/Circuit_Breaker[/url]
I switched to it several trips ago and much much much much happier. I had the oem 50amp breaker in my boat that Tracker uses for most ot their applications.
Different reasons than your problem for the switch for me though. I was overheating to the point the 50 amp would pop when running mine on full power for extended periods (longer than 10-15 minutes straight). The breaker itself was so hot when it would pop that I actually got burns on several fingers touching it too soon. With the new 60amp Minnkota breaker I don't have breaker popping problems when running the motor HARD for very extended periods (20-30 minutes straight plus at max power) the breaker no longer gets hot. The wires coming off the battery to the breaker are warm but not smoking hot like they were previously and the wires coming out of my front area of the boat to the trolling motor are warm but again nothing like they were before with the 50amp breaker.
$40 bucks very well spent to me! (I got mine at Sportsman's Warehouse out of a whim one day but they can be found on Amazon much cheaper if one can wait a couple days for shipping.)
(Minnkota Terrova 80/US2/I-Pilot/60" with 2x group 31M DieHard Platinum Marine 1150cca/205rc AGM batteries.)
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