Trolling Motors With 4 Wires The red wires are the positive wires, while the black wires are the negative ones. Attach one set of red and black wires to one batterys positive and negative poles and the other set to the other battery or battery setup.

How do you wire a Marinco trolling motor plug?

Feed the wires through the plug housing. On the 12-24V trolling motor plug, connect the positive 24V wire to the terminal marked “24”, the 12V wire to the terminal marked “12” and the negative wire to the terminal marked “-”. On straight 24V trolling motors, connect the two wires to “24” and “-” as appropriate.

Can you run a 24v trolling motor on 12v?

24v hooked to 12v will spin for a while on a full battery but there will be no torque. You could stop it with your hand. It is like running your motor with half the spark plugs missing.

How do you wire a 24 volt trolling motor plug?

Feed the wires through the plug housing. On the 12-24V trolling motor plug, connect the positive 24V wire to the terminal marked “24”, the 12V wire to the terminal marked “12” and the negative wire to the terminal marked “-”. On straight 24V trolling motors, connect the two wires to “24” and “-” as appropriate.