The regular trolling motor will use the same amount of power from battery regrdless of power settings. In order to make battery last longer on lower settings you need to have a motor capable of switching the current on /off. Minnkota maximizer technology or Motor Guide Digital variable speed control are the features you need to look for in the motor. The basic low end motors do not have them. From my own expirience extra price you need to pay for the motor is well worth it.
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Just a FYI to those who may have a Minn Kota motor made before they incorporated the maximizer technology....they made a separate maximizer you can add on. I picked one up from a fellow FAOL member.
They go into each other. The picture isn't very clear - it should show the two plugs mated. Each bare post goes into the opposite shielded rubber socket.
Picture your two hands making two pistols with your index fingers sticking out. Then turn them towards one another. Then turn the left one over. Crude example.
The wire pigtails then go to 1)- the motor, and 2)- the battery terminals. Wire the one from the battery with the + lead going into the shielded socket, so you don't have a "hot" bare post.
Thank you everyone for your help...Very good information.
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