[Shop-talk] Electrical question

[Arvid Jedlicka]

Buy two cheap used 12v motors and put them in series. That will take 24v and 
you'd have the fastest canoe on the lake!!

On the more serious side, I would be more concerned about how long the speed 
control on the trolling motor would last than I would the motor itself. How 
robust is the over-voltage protection for the electronics in the speed 
control?

>I shoulda just gave the whole story up front.  I cart off timed out 24V
> batteries from work (they were paying to dispose of them!)  They still 
> have
> good life in them and I was going to use it to power my canoe on early 
> morning
> fishing jaunts.  They make 24V trolling motors, but I was looking to just 
> get
> a cheap used one and you rarely find the 24V used - plus they are usually 
> much
> higher power motors.
>
> Some airplanes have a "cold start" switch that will put your typically
> paralleled batteries in series for a little extra electromotive umph when 
> very
> cold.  I guess the starters are engineered to accept this higher voltage
> without serious problems given the limited times that would be used.
>
> Matt