Mercury motorguide X5-55 Operation, Maintenance & Installation Manual page 18

WIRING AND BATTERY INFORMATION
6. Starting with the positive (+) lead, reconnect the battery cables to the
engine starting battery.
d
Battery A
24-volt battery connection
a - Power cables to trolling motor
b - Manual reset circuit breaker
c - Jumper wire (not supplied)
d - Negative (–) battery terminal
IMPORTANT: Do not connect a common ground bond cable between 24‑volt
and 12‑volt electrical circuits.
36-VOLT BATTERY CONNECTION
1. Starting with the negative (–) lead, disconnect the battery cables from the
engine starting battery.
2. Install a 50‑amp (good) or 60‑amp (best) manual reset circuit breaker in
line with the trolling motor power cable positive (+) lead and the trolling
motor battery C positive (+) terminal.
3. Connect the positive (+) trolling motor lead to the positive (+) terminal on
trolling motor battery C.
4. Connect a jumper wire (reference gray) between the negative (–) terminal
on battery C to the positive (+) terminal on battery B.
IMPORTANT: The jumper wire should be the same wire gauge as the
negative (–) and positive (+) power cables.
5. Connect a jumper wire (reference gray) between the negative (–) terminal
on battery B to the positive (+) terminal on battery A.
c
Battery B
BLACK
c
b
12
a
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