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That's a good question, but there are solutions, depending on what you have
for a system.
Lots of guys have a computer system on-board to control the motors and
monitor systems like electrical usage, air supply, etc. I'm not that computer
savvy, so am looking at a more simple way to gage battery power/time.
My MinnKota motors don't come with this, but the company does have a meter
for some of it's other motors that gives you an estimated time of useful battery
time left.
This unit plugs into the speed controller and measures what you've used,
and projects what time you have left. If you apply a ''full speed'' burst, it
recalculates and the number changes ( down ) to the new estimated time
left.
I'm waiting for more paperwork on this unit from them to see if it can be
adapted to the motors I have.
There are several off the shelf units/components that will do this job
also.
If I find a device that works, I'll pass it along. Frank
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