Installation of New Motor Guide Trolling Motor

[TDawg]

Hey all I am installing a new Motor Guide TR82 Digital Guardian Trolling Motor on the Ranger along with a new TH Marine male and female plug. When I bought the new male plug for the motor I saw that it came with two sets of jumpers (a little piece of steel that goes between two sets of screws). My question is do I have to install these with the new plug? The boat has a two wire 24v system on it with the batteries wired together in series. The old plug did not have these jumpers on it and I don't understand why the new one does. Can someone please help a nutcase out?

Also, what guage wire should I use to wire the batteries together in series? I was thinking 4 or 6. Is that too big?

Lastly, does installing this plug on the trolling motor viloate any warranties?

Thanks,

Good Fishing,

TDawg

[hydro]

using the jumpers across two plug pins will divide the current across two instead of just one pin and keep the heating from high current flow down . You will need to wire both the plug and receptacle in the same way . The battery jumper pos to neg for 24v should be the same size or larger gauge than the wires running up front to the trolling motor