I have a new-to-me 24v Minn Kota Riptide (80 pound thrust, not sure specific model) that I'm getting set up for my boat. Psyched. I'll be powering it with two 12v car batteries for now, but it sure would be nice to be able to use lithium e-bike battery packs in the future, like this:
I have a few of those, and they're 36 volts (actually 42v when fully charged). I use them all the time with 12v devices with this buck transformer, which is marketed to people using golf carts since those are usually 48v:
https://www.amazon.com/Step-Down-Converter-Regulator-Reducer/dp/B089YBPHM1
But even if there was one of those with a 24v output, it's still only 20 amps, which would only be 480 watts. Something tells me pushing my 17 foot Boston Whaler Montauk for slow trolls is going to take more watts than that.
Does anyone happen to know of a buck transformer that can output 24 volts with some serious watts?
Or I could rewire my battery packs for 24v I guess, but I'd much rather use them as is of course.
Or have people found any lithium battery packs that work well with 24v motors? There are 24v e-bikes, and looks like most electric wheelchairs use 24v battery packs...
Typical car batteries are about 720 watt hours, so two of them is about 1440 watt hours. Here's a 24v ebike battery that's about 823 watt hours (assuming the seller is being honest, which in the land of lithium battery packs is far from certain) for $120:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353521543719
Anyway, sorry for the rambling post, but if anyone has any thoughts on the above I'd love to hear it.
I have a few of those, and they're 36 volts (actually 42v when fully charged). I use them all the time with 12v devices with this buck transformer, which is marketed to people using golf carts since those are usually 48v:
https://www.amazon.com/Step-Down-Converter-Regulator-Reducer/dp/B089YBPHM1
But even if there was one of those with a 24v output, it's still only 20 amps, which would only be 480 watts. Something tells me pushing my 17 foot Boston Whaler Montauk for slow trolls is going to take more watts than that.
Does anyone happen to know of a buck transformer that can output 24 volts with some serious watts?
Or I could rewire my battery packs for 24v I guess, but I'd much rather use them as is of course.
Or have people found any lithium battery packs that work well with 24v motors? There are 24v e-bikes, and looks like most electric wheelchairs use 24v battery packs...
Typical car batteries are about 720 watt hours, so two of them is about 1440 watt hours. Here's a 24v ebike battery that's about 823 watt hours (assuming the seller is being honest, which in the land of lithium battery packs is far from certain) for $120:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353521543719
Anyway, sorry for the rambling post, but if anyone has any thoughts on the above I'd love to hear it.
