The only gripe I have about digital TM's is, the motor can emit a growling noise from the digital pulses, most notably at the mid range speeds, not as stealthy as a speed coil TM. Just recently I trolled 10+ hours straight on 2 group 29 batteries, and still had power to spare when I returned to the dock. The digital TM's will easily double that run time at the speed I troll, 1 to 1.5 MPH, or speed 4-5 on a 1-10 scale. I used to run speed coil TM's and they would eat through batteries while trolling, maybe 2.5-3 hours on a single group 29 battery. On the top speed setting, the old speed coil and new digital motors will use the same amount of power, but step down in speed, and the digital motors will run farther, slow speeds = much farther. With the digital TM's, they only use the power they need to make the motor turn (no lost power in the speed coils) and are much more efficient at lower speeds. While they may not use the exact same amount of power at speed 1 and speed 5, it's close, as the excess power is being diverted around the motor through the speed coils. Push-to-Test Battery Meter: Press a button on the trolling motor head to get an instant status of battery life you have left. of thrust, you will need (2) 12 volt batteries for a total of 24 volts. If you have a motor with more than 55 lbs of thrust up to 80 lbs. of thrust or less, you will need (1) 12 volt battery. The old style TM's like the C2 use "speed coils" to shunt power around the motor, so the motor turns slower at it's different speeds. The number of batteries needed is determined by the trolling motor.
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