Soft Water => General Soft Water Discussions => Topic started by: kortis04 on April 27, 2015, 09:51:49 PM
Title: Mounting on board charger.
Post by: kortis04 on April 27, 2015, 09:51:49 PM
Picked up a minn kota 210d on board charger. Only problem is trying to find a spot to mount it. Have a tracker pro 17. Any suggestions or tips? Can i mount it on the deck in the back of the boat?
Title: Re: Mounting on board charger.
Post by: slabslayer on April 28, 2015, 05:56:09 AM
I had one of those a while back. If it's the same model boat, I squeezed mine in the battery well compartment in the stern of my boat. If that doesn't work, I would think you could do a deck mount. Those units are waterproof, but I'd just feel safer finding a compartment to put it in, even if I had to fish some wires to it. Especially if you're going to be storing the boat outside.
Title: Re: Mounting on board charger.
Post by: kortis04 on April 28, 2015, 07:09:00 AM
How far from the gas tank does it need to be. I have 2 pretty hefty batteries and the tank back there already? I thought about possibly mounting it on the underside of the the lid back there.
Title: Re: Mounting on board charger.
Post by: slabslayer on April 28, 2015, 03:18:54 PM
That's what I did. But I made a bracket that attached to the edges of the lid so there wouldn't be any screws, bolts, or rivets in my compartment lid that were unsightly. The bracket was u shaped and I attached the charger with rivets to the bracket, then the bracket to the underside of the lid.
Title: Re: Mounting on board charger.
Post by: kortis04 on April 28, 2015, 03:33:22 PM
Talked to minn kota today and they said to not mount it upside down because of the charger not getting enough circulation of air. Thats honestly the only place i have to mount it though
Title: Re: Mounting on board charger.
Post by: slabslayer on April 28, 2015, 04:54:03 PM
I never had a problem with it, I just propped open the lid as far as it would go so the compartment was open wide as it could be. I didn't see the difference from that to it being buried in a battery well with little air flow.