About the battery charge level……
This here set-up used a box of four buzz coils that were wired up in such a way that I only needed one battery to power the three coils that were actually used. I charged that battery up in the spring, and ran it all season without recharging. it ran for about 3-4 hours at Constantine, then another 3-4 hours at Lake Webster later that year.
It is typical for me to go an entire season without recharging the battery. It is a simple lead-acid unit out of an emergency light system, the battery is good for 7.2 volts and 10 a/hr. The ten amps is the important part, it allows this battery to also do a smashing job of running any Elto you want to hook up to it.
Oh yeah – in this instance, it was important to isolate each motor from the others. When initially tested, it was found that closing the points on one motor fired the plugs of all three! Plus it sent a shock through the seat of the boat too, lol
Hope this helps.
best,
PM T2
He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...