Customer Reviews

Minnkota Charger On Board 3 Bank 15Amps

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Have used this unit both home and on the road and it has worked flawlessly. I have fished 10 hour days on Lake Okeechobee and the St Johns River in Florida and plug the unit in at dusk and it is ready to go early the next morning for another day on the water. I have a Minn Kota Maxxum Pro 80 Lb thrust trolling motor (24v - (2) Interstate Batteries) and use the 3rd bank of the charger for my cranking battery (Blue Optima) on a Stratos 285 Pro XL. Installation was straight forward and all hardware needed was included. This unit replaced a (2) bank Minn Kota charger which came with the boat - the unit worked great just got tired of having to use another charger if the cranking battery ran low.

In the past I charged my 3 batteries individually with a schumacher charger. Just installed this minnkota and I am already in love. The charger is all metal with good weight. I like how it looks and really appreciate having individual lights for each battery. Compared to the competition this was a no brainer. Other brands give 1-2 year warranty or lifetime that is pro rated (with some crazy equation that almost totals the cost of this charger). This has a 3 year warranty. This is another great product from minnkota and I expect I will have it a long time.

Have unit in service for only about 3 weeks now. Have made 3 trips using Motorcraft 67# thrust trolling motor with new weedless prop, 2 blade. This is 12v/24v model, switchable. For distance use 24v setting. For quiet water or just to hold in wind, move very slowly, use 12v setting. Using conventioal starter deep cycle battery and 2 Blue Top Optimas for trolling motor. These are only about 6 weeks old. Was using car battery charger before MK 315 obtained. Seems to me that with the more sophisticated monitoring and charging system of the Minn Kota, plus leaving it on continuously on "dribble charge", the trolling motor batteries last longer on the water and are less depleted at the end of similar trips. Feel OK about using the 24v setting more and starting the big motor less to make short runs. At setting 5 on 24v, my Tracker Targa 18 WT, actually 19ft long, and heavy, really moves. This is the one to get rather than a 2 bank unit, as most of the new trolling motors are 24/36 or 36v only, and use 3 batteries. Also the build quality on this unit is far superior to the cheap plastic encased models. This unit is all metal with heat fins, etc. Despite its size and weight, it fit nicely into my battery compartment without needing to move the battery holders. Also, 3 year manuf. warranty, and if bought on most credit cards, get extra year....that's 4. Absolute best price by a long shot at Amazon.

This is my second Minn Kota inboard battery charger. The first one was for two banks of batteries and this one is three banks of batteries. This model of three bank charger takes a lot longer to recharge the batteries, but that is not an issue since the boat sits idle over night anyhow.

I have had the first one for over four years without a problem.

Very easy to install. A awesome product. Has really put a very deep charge into my deep cycle batteries. Love this charger!!

My pontoon boat has a 24 volt trolling motor and a 12 volt outboard. As a part of my total rebuild - I added this charger, putting it in a piece of pontoon boat furniture. The wiring is all hidden and the charger does just what it is supposed to do - keep my batteries charged.

I ordered this the first day I got my boat. I had a 2 bank version of this on my last boat and loved it. I see people get to the ramp with a dead battery and fiddle with charging batteries by taking them out after use and putting them on a charger. With this, you can forget all that and just plug it in and forget it.

This unit is well built, easy to hook up, and works great! Size was a little problem and I had to rearrange the batteries to squeeze it in, but there is enough wiring to manage it nicely. Wiring is heavy gauge and fully fuse protected. I am impressed with the quality of it. Couldn't be more satisfied with the way it looks and performs.Fish all day and come home , hook it up, go out again in the morning with fully charged batteries and no worries about them letting you down. Awsome!

So far so good. Arrived in great condition. Lucky for me I had one area in my boat left to install this charger. All batteries are charged and in maintenance mode, what else can I say. Looks pretty nice. Advice for warranty card: write down the serial number before you install charger; it's on label on the bottom of the charger.

Installation was a snap and the charger works great (installed it 4 weeks ago and have been using the boat a lot).